Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
20th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1980
All-time low
0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2010
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980–2021

0.050.10.150.20.250.31980200020211980: 0.282 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.227 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.184 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.151 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.145 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.155 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.178 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.195 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.141 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.144 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.137 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.123 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.141 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.123 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.084 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.073 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.072 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.086 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.093 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.115 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.114 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.108 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.106 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.095 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.129 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.153 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2021, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Cape Verde stood at 0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2010.

That places Cape Verde 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980 to 2021.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1981 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP -19.6%
1982 0.1838 current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.9%
1983 0.1484 current US$ per US$ of GDP -19.3%
1984 0.1562 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.2%
1985 0.1507 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.5%
1986 0.1446 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.1%
1987 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
1988 0.1617 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.4%
1989 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.3%
1990 0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.0%
1991 0.195 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.2%
1992 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.1%
1993 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.7%
1994 0.2102 current US$ per US$ of GDP +34.8%
1995 0.2173 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
1996 0.1999 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.0%
1997 0.1558 current US$ per US$ of GDP -22.1%
1998 0.1413 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.3%
1999 0.1346 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.8%
2000 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.7%
2001 0.1438 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.6%
2002 0.137 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.7%
2003 0.1333 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2004 0.1226 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.0%
2005 0.1406 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.6%
2006 0.1233 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.3%
2007 0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP -31.8%
2008 0.0791 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.0%
2009 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2010 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2011 0.0864 current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.5%
2012 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.0%
2013 0.0867 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2014 0.0965 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.3%
2015 0.1148 current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.0%
2016 0.1143 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.5%
2017 0.1085 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.1%
2018 0.1063 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
2019 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.2%
2020 0.1285 current US$ per US$ of GDP +34.6%
2021 0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.1816 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1346 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2173 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0973 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1148 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.1409 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1285 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 17 Vanuatu 0.1827 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 18 Guatemala 0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 19 Moldova 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 21 Nicaragua 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 22 Georgia 0.1402 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 23 Montenegro 0.1361 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
How does Cape Verde rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Cape Verde ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. 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 Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.