External debt, end year in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: External debt, end year was 14,614 current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Cape Verde, 1988–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2010, external debt, end year in Cape Verde stood at 14,614 current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 131.9% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Cape Verde peaked at 32.38 billion current LCU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 141.6 current LCU, in 2004.
Cape Verde ranks 43rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt, end year in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9.12 billion current LCU | — |
| 1989 | 9.95 billion current LCU | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 9.48 billion current LCU | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 9.64 billion current LCU | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 9.67 billion current LCU | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 12.02 billion current LCU | +24.3% |
| 1994 | 14.75 billion current LCU | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 16.61 billion current LCU | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 18.92 billion current LCU | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 20.77 billion current LCU | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 22.33 billion current LCU | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 32.38 billion current LCU | +45.0% |
| 2004 | 141.6 current LCU | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 2,676 current LCU | +1789.7% |
| 2006 | 3,130 current LCU | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 2,326 current LCU | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 3,495 current LCU | +50.3% |
| 2009 | 6,301 current LCU | +80.3% |
| 2010 | 14,614 current LCU | +131.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 14,614 current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.80 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 14,614 current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1789.7% | 141.6 current LCU | 2,676 current LCU |
| 2010 | +131.9% | 6,301 current LCU | 14,614 current LCU |
| 2004 | -100.0% | 32.38 billion current LCU | 141.6 current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.53 billion current LCU | 9.12 billion current LCU | 9.95 billion current LCU | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.66 billion current LCU | 9.48 billion current LCU | 32.38 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,012 current LCU | 141.6 current LCU | 6,301 current LCU | 6 |
| 2010s | 14,614 current LCU | 14,614 current LCU | 14,614 current LCU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 40 Togo 1.54 billion current LCU compare
- 41 Congo 1.43 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Seychelles 583.35 million current LCU compare
- 44 Equatorial Guinea 0 current LCU compare
- 44 Kenya 0 current LCU compare
- 44 Mali 0 current LCU compare
- 44 Mauritania 0 current LCU
More science & technology data for Cape Verde
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 111.84 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.12 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.5637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18.34 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Cape Verde?
- External debt, end year in Cape Verde was 14,614 current LCU in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 32.38 billion current LCU in 1999.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 141.6 current LCU in 2004.
- How does Cape Verde rank for external debt, end year?
- Cape Verde ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2010.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.