Country profile
Cape Verde
Africa · Capital: Praia · Currency: Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Cape Verde is a country in Africa, with its capital at Praia. It has a GDP of $2.71B (2024), a population of 527,326 (2025), a GDP per capita of $5,170.
- GDP
- $2.71B
- GDP per capita
- $5,170
- Population
- 527,326
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $12,165
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Economy
- GDP
- $2.71B2024 · #175
- GDP per capita
- $5,1702024 · #127
- GDP growth
- 6.99%2024 · #15
- Inflation
- 1.05%2024 · #23
- Unemployment
- 11.94%2025 · #157
- Population
- 527,3262025 · #172
- GDP (PPP)
- $6.42B2025 · #164
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $12,1652025 · #122
- Gini index
- 42.42015 · #132
- Government debt
- 95.9%2026 · #162
People
- Median age
- 28.8 yrs2024 · #149
- Fertility rate
- 1.5 children/woman2024 · #150
- Urbanization
- 77.6%2025 · #67
- Net migration
- −1,284/yr2025 · #113
- Life expectancy
- 76.2 yrs2024 · #97
- HDI
- 0.6682023 · #135
- Homicide rate
- 7.0 per 100k2020 · #131
Money
- Corporate tax
- 25%2024 · #75
- Top income tax
- 27.5%2024 · #97
Figures
- Internet users
- 74.7%2024 · #110
- CO₂ per capita
- 1.3 t2024 · #132
- Area
- 4,033 km²#178
- Population density
- 131 /km²2025 · #86
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 64 destinations2026 · #139
- Corruption index
- 62/1002024 · #36
- Military spending
- 0.6%2024 · #132
- Renewable energy
- 22.6%2021 · #99