Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 152.51 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cape Verde stood at 152.51 constant 2024 US$ per person.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 659.77 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1916 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1969.
That places Cape Verde 27th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1966 | 2.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -83.0% |
| 1967 | 18.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | +683.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1916 constant 2024 US$ per person | -99.0% |
| 1975 | 116.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +60749.1% |
| 1976 | 180.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | +54.5% |
| 1977 | 281.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +56.1% |
| 1978 | 353.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.7% |
| 1979 | 264.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 1980 | 382.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +44.5% |
| 1981 | 366.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 416.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 471.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 500.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 451.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 659.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +46.0% |
| 1987 | 450.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.6% |
| 1988 | 399.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 438.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 444.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 445.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 414.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 398.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 398.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 348.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 344 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 375.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 374.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 289.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 297.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 174.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -41.4% |
| 2002 | 237.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 360.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +51.9% |
| 2004 | 328.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 330.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 269.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 295.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 368.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 372.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 390.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 231.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | -40.7% |
| 2012 | 180.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.0% |
| 2013 | 186.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 187.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 192.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 177.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 224.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 153.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.7% |
| 2019 | 194.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 159.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 192.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 143.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 2023 | 133.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 152.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 152.51 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.79 constant 2024 US$ per person, 5.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 152.51 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.15 constant 2024 US$ per person, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +60749.1% | 0.1916 constant 2024 US$ per person | 116.6 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1967 | +683.1% | 2.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 18.98 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.1916 constant 2024 US$ per person | 18.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 239.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | 116.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | 353.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 453.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 366.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 659.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 383.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | 289.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 445.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 303.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 174.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | 372.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 211.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 153.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | 390.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | 133.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | 192.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 24 Seychelles 203.18 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 25 Comoros 187.38 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 26 East Timor 167 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 28 South Sudan 145.88 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 29 Somalia 140.09 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 30 North Macedonia 131.91 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0443 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0284 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1251 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4822 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cape Verde was 152.51 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 659.77 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1916 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1969.
- How does Cape Verde rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 27th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.