Cabo Verde — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance normalized by GDP; the standard cross-country comparison of external imbalances.
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.42 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 3.64 | Forecast |
| 2024 | 3.94 | Actual |
| 2023 | -2.75 | Actual |
| 2022 | -3.54 | Actual |
| 2021 | -12.12 | Actual |
| 2020 | -15.35 | Actual |
| 2019 | 0.2 | Actual |
| 2018 | -4.77 | Actual |
| 2017 | -6.95 | Actual |
| 2016 | -3.44 | Actual |
| 2015 | -2.9 | Actual |
| 2014 | -8.27 | Actual |
| 2013 | -4.44 | Actual |
| 2012 | -11.47 | Actual |
| 2011 | -14.85 | Actual |
| 2010 | -11.33 | Actual |
| 2009 | -13.41 | Actual |
| 2008 | -12.51 | Actual |
| 2007 | -11.87 | Actual |
| 2006 | -4.12 | Actual |
| 2005 | -2.44 | Actual |
| 2004 | -10.49 | Actual |
| 2003 | -8.21 | Actual |
| 2002 | -7.98 | Actual |
| 2001 | -7.55 | Actual |
| 2000 | -8.65 | Actual |
| 1999 | -11.91 | Actual |
| 1998 | -8.95 | Actual |
| 1997 | -4.88 | Actual |
| 1996 | -5.73 | Actual |
| 1995 | -10.81 | Actual |
| 1994 | -10.17 | Actual |
| 1993 | -7.68 | Actual |
| 1992 | -4.25 | Actual |
| 1991 | -3.84 | Actual |
| 1990 | -4.39 | Actual |
| 1989 | -7.97 | Actual |
| 1988 | -1.94 | Actual |
| 1987 | 5.23 | Actual |
| 1986 | 0.93 | Actual |
| 1985 | -3.14 | Actual |
| 1984 | -4.75 | Actual |
| 1983 | -8.37 | Actual |
| 1982 | -8.83 | Actual |
| 1981 | -12.61 | Actual |
| 1980 | -45.33 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
Open Data (Linked Open Data)
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net