Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 1.3 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0278 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 55th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8704 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.8618 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9845 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 1.15 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 1.3 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 1.14 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 1.22 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.685 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.8% |
| 1988 | 0.547 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 0.603 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5443 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5357 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4563 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3262 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 1994 | 0.402 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2994 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2916 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3316 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3153 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2182 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2502 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1425 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1786 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2098 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1704 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1648 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1195 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0888 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0942 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1091 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0579 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0484 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0565 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0493 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0577 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0358 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0444 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 0.045 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0484 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0331 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0278 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0042 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 7.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9357 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.547 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.3 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3721 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2182 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5443 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1521 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0888 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2502 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0553 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0358 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1091 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0368 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0484 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 52 Fiji 0.0326 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Uganda 0.0313 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Senegal 0.0306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Benin 0.0266 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Laos 0.0265 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Eswatini 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.0295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0278 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 55th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.