Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Cabo Verde

Imports (% of GDP) in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 53.35%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 138. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 13.62 pp.

2025 53.35% −0.87 pp vs 2024
World rank 50of 138
Period maximum 79.19%1982
Period minimum 47.05%1993

Trend over time

1980–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Cabo Verde, 1980–2025405060708019801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 66.98%1981: 70.7%1982: 79.19%1983: 77.81%1984: 77.7%1985: 79.18%1986: 75.44%1987: 65.73%1988: 59.49%1989: 62.21%1990: 68.82%1991: 64.39%1992: 66.66%1993: 47.05%1994: 56.52%1995: 60.38%1996: 55.29%1997: 58.54%1998: 59.09%1999: 59.99%2000: 60.51%2001: 62.35%2002: 68.54%2003: 67.4%2004: 69.56%2005: 66.57%2006: 72.68%2007: 60.46%2008: 56.63%2009: 51.42%2010: 55.26%2011: 57.68%2012: 53.19%2013: 48.65%2014: 54.06%2015: 52.87%2016: 53.91%2017: 57.98%2018: 60%2019: 56.9%2020: 53.1%2021: 53.61%2022: 58.31%2023: 55.75%2024: 54.22%2025: 53.35%
Change over the period: −13.62 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde 53.35%
World 28.5%
Western Africa computed 31.67%
Imports (% of GDP) — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.35 −0.87 pp
2024 54.22 −1.53 pp
2023 55.75 −2.56 pp
2022 58.31 +4.7 pp
2021 53.61 +0.51 pp
2020 53.1 −3.8 pp
2019 56.9 −3.1 pp
2018 60 +2.02 pp
2017 57.98 +4.08 pp
2016 53.91 +1.03 pp
2015 52.87 −1.18 pp
2014 54.06 +5.4 pp
2013 48.65 −4.53 pp
2012 53.19 −4.5 pp
2011 57.68 +2.42 pp
2010 55.26 +3.84 pp
2009 51.42 −5.2 pp
2008 56.63 −3.83 pp
2007 60.46 −12.22 pp
2006 72.68 +6.12 pp
2005 66.57 −3 pp
2004 69.56 +2.16 pp
2003 67.4 −1.14 pp
2002 68.54 +6.19 pp
2001 62.35 +1.84 pp
2000 60.51 +0.52 pp
1999 59.99 +0.91 pp
1998 59.09 +0.55 pp
1997 58.54 +3.25 pp
1996 55.29 −5.09 pp
1995 60.38 +3.86 pp
1994 56.52 +9.47 pp
1993 47.05 −19.61 pp
1992 66.66 +2.27 pp
1991 64.39 −4.43 pp
1990 68.82 +6.61 pp
1989 62.21 +2.72 pp
1988 59.49 −6.24 pp
1987 65.73 −9.71 pp
1986 75.44 −3.74 pp
1985 79.18 +1.48 pp
1984 77.7 −0.11 pp
1983 77.81 −1.38 pp
1982 79.19 +8.49 pp
1981 70.7 +3.72 pp
1980 66.98

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.