External debt, end year in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: External debt, end year was 200.53 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Cape Verde, 2006–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 200.53 current US$ for external debt, end year in 2011. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.5% on the previous year and up 322.9% over ten years.
That places Cape Verde 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
External debt, end year in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 47.41 current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 83.33 current US$ | +75.7% |
| 2008 | 57.68 current US$ | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 98.75 current US$ | +71.2% |
| 2010 | 152.53 current US$ | +54.5% |
| 2011 | 200.53 current US$ | +31.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 200.53 current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.09 billion current US$, 0% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 200.53 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.39 billion current US$, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.79 current US$ | 47.41 current US$ | 98.75 current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 176.53 current US$ | 152.53 current US$ | 200.53 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 34 Central African Republic 202.54 million current US$
- 35 Sierra Leone 108.24 million current US$
- 36 Congo 3.03 million current US$ compare
- 38 Chad 1.86 current US$
- 39 Angola 0 current US$
- 39 Equatorial Guinea 0 current US$
- 39 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 39 Mali 0 current US$
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 200.53 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 200.53 current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.41 current US$ in 2006.
- How does Cape Verde rank for external debt, end year?
- Cape Verde ranks 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 322.9%. 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 US$). 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 U.S. dollars.