Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Cabo Verde

Merchandise imports in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 2,043,000,000 US$. Ranked 166 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16,925%.

2025 2.04B US$ +9.31% vs 2024
World rank 166of 205
Period maximum 2.04B US$2025
Period minimum 4M US$1963

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Cabo Verde, 1960–202501B2B3B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 12,000,000 US$1962: 7,000,000 US$1964: 7,000,000 US$1966: 6,000,000 US$1968: 7,000,000 US$1970: 16,000,000 US$1972: 24,000,000 US$1974: 34,000,000 US$1976: 30,000,000 US$1978: 53,000,000 US$1980: 68,000,000 US$1982: 72,000,000 US$1984: 83,000,000 US$1986: 107,000,000 US$1988: 106,000,000 US$1990: 136,000,000 US$1992: 180,000,000 US$1994: 209,000,000 US$1996: 234,000,000 US$1998: 228,000,000 US$2000: 230,000,000 US$2002: 276,000,000 US$2004: 431,000,000 US$2006: 542,000,000 US$2008: 825,000,000 US$2010: 742,000,000 US$2012: 766,000,000 US$2014: 768,000,000 US$2016: 1,022,000,000 US$2018: 1,651,000,000 US$2020: 1,144,000,000 US$2022: 1,876,000,000 US$2024: 1,869,000,000 US$2025: 2,043,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +2.03B (+16,925%) Average annual rate: 8.22 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Cabo Verde 2.04B US$
World 26.69T US$
Western Africa computed 138B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 2.04B +174M +9.31%
2024 1.87B +164M +9.62%
2023 1.71B −171M −9.12%
2022 1.88B +523M +38.65%
2021 1.35B +209M +18.27%
2020 1.14B −319M −21.8%
2019 1.46B −188M −11.39%
2018 1.65B +386M +30.51%
2017 1.27B +243M +23.78%
2016 1.02B +418M +69.21%
2015 604M −164M −21.35%
2014 768M +43M +5.93%
2013 725M −41M −5.35%
2012 766M −181M −19.11%
2011 947M +205M +27.63%
2010 742M +33M +4.65%
2009 709M −116M −14.06%
2008 825M +75M +10%
2007 750M +208M +38.38%
2006 542M +104M +23.74%
2005 438M +7M +1.62%
2004 431M +80M +22.79%
2003 351M +75M +27.17%
2002 276M +42M +17.95%
2001 234M +4M +1.74%
2000 230M −16M −6.5%
1999 246M +18M +7.89%
1998 228M −7M −2.98%
1997 235M +1M +0.43%
1996 234M −18M −7.14%
1995 252M +43M +20.57%
1994 209M +55M +35.71%
1993 154M −26M −14.44%
1992 180M +33M +22.45%
1991 147M +11M +8.09%
1990 136M +24M +21.43%
1989 112M +6M +5.66%
1988 106M +6M +6%
1987 100M −7M −6.54%
1986 107M +23M +27.38%
1985 84M +1M +1.2%
1984 83M −4M −4.6%
1983 87M +15M +20.83%
1982 72M +1M +1.41%
1981 71M +3M +4.41%
1980 68M +15M +28.3%
1979 53M +0 +0%
1978 53M +15M +39.47%
1977 38M +8M +26.67%
1976 30M −10M −25%
1975 40M +6M +17.65%
1974 34M +0 +0%
1973 34M +10M +41.67%
1972 24M +4M +20%
1971 20M +4M +25%
1970 16M +5M +45.45%
1969 11M +4M +57.14%
1968 7M +0 +0%
1967 7M +1M +16.67%
1966 6M +0 +0%
1965 6M −1M −14.29%
1964 7M +3M +75%
1963 4M −3M −42.86%
1962 7M +1M +16.67%
1961 6M −6M −50%
1960 12M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.