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.infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:26.0em;padding:0;"><caption class="infobox-title adr">Economy of <span class="country-name">Cape Verde</span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Praia_market_potatoes_manioc.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Praia_market_potatoes_manioc.jpg/300px-Praia_market_potatoes_manioc.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Praia_market_potatoes_manioc.jpg/450px-Praia_market_potatoes_manioc.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Praia_market_potatoes_manioc.jpg/600px-Praia_market_potatoes_manioc.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3768" data-file-height="2763" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">A market place in <a href="/wiki/Praia" title="Praia">Praia</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Currency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verdean_escudo" title="Cape Verdean escudo">Cape Verdean escudo</a> (CVE)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Fiscal_year" title="Fiscal year">Fiscal year</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">Calendar year</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Trade organisations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">AU</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">WTO</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lightblue;">Statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $2.8 billion (nominal, 2024 est)<sup id="cite_ref-IMFWEOUG_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IMFWEOUG-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $6.11 billion (<a href="/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity" title="Purchasing power parity">PPP</a>, 2024 est)<sup id="cite_ref-IMFWEOUG_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IMFWEOUG-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">GDP growth</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>4.7% (2016) 4.0% (2017)</li> <li>4.5% (2018e) 4.4% (2019f)<sup id="cite_ref-World_Bank_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Bank-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">GDP per capita</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $4,790 (nominal, 2024 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-IMFWEOUG_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IMFWEOUG-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $10,460 (<a href="/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity" title="Purchasing power parity">PPP</a>, 2024 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-IMFWEOUG_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IMFWEOUG-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">GDP by sector</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a> (7.9%), <a href="/wiki/Industrial_sector" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrial sector">industry</a> (17.9%), <a href="/wiki/Service_(economics)" title="Service (economics)">services</a> (74.2%) (As of 2017<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Economy_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Inflation" title="Inflation">Inflation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Consumer_price_index" title="Consumer price index">CPI</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1.275% (2018)<sup id="cite_ref-IMFWEOUG_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IMFWEOUG-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Population below <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Poverty_threshold" title="Poverty threshold">poverty line</a></span></div></th><td class="infobox-data">15% (As of 2010<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Economy_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Labour force</div></th><td class="infobox-data">243,120 (2010)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Labour force by occupation</div></th><td class="infobox-data">food and beverages, <a href="/wiki/Fish_processing" title="Fish processing">fish processing</a>, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lightblue;">External</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Exports</th><td class="infobox-data">$1 billion (2019 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Export goods</div></th><td class="infobox-data">processed and frozen fish, mollusks, clothing, scrap iron (2019)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Main export partners</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> 65%</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> 14%</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> 8%</li> <li>(2016)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Imports</th><td class="infobox-data">$1.29 billion (2019 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Import goods</div></th><td class="infobox-data">refined petroleum, delivery trucks, coal tar oil, cars, rice (2019)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Main import partners</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> 39%</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> 16%</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> 11%</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> 6%</li> <li>(2016)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Gross <a href="/wiki/External_debt" title="External debt"><span class="wrap">external debt</span></a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">$284 million (As of 2010<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Economy_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lightblue;">Public finances</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_government_debt" title="List of countries by government debt"><span class="wrap">Government debt</span></a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">N/A (As of 2008<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Economy_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenues</th><td class="infobox-data">$480 million (2009 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Expenses</th><td class="infobox-data">$595.9 million (2009 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Economic aid</th><td class="infobox-data">$136 million (recipient) (As of 2009<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Economy_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_credit_rating" title="List of countries by credit rating"><span class="wrap">Credit rating</span></a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Standard_%26_Poor%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard & Poor's">Standard & Poor's</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>B+ (Domestic)</li> <li>B+ (Foreign)</li> <li>BB (T&C Assessment)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background:lightblue;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.25em;padding:0.2em;"> <i>All values, unless otherwise stated, are in <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US dollars</a>.</i></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>economy of Cape Verde</b> is a service-oriented economy that is focused on commerce, trade, transport and public services.<sup id="cite_ref-Britannica_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Britannica-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a> is a small <a href="/wiki/Archipelago" title="Archipelago">archipelagic</a> nation that lacks resources and has experienced severe droughts. Agriculture is made difficult by lack of rain and is restricted to only four islands for most of the year. Cape Verde's economy has been steadily growing since the late 1990s, and it is now officially considered a country of average development, being only the second African country to have achieved such transition, after <a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a> in 1994. Cape Verde has significant cooperation with Portugal at every level of the economy, which has led it to <a href="/wiki/Fixed_exchange_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Fixed exchange rate">link its currency</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Verdean_escudo" title="Cape Verdean escudo">Cape Verdean escudo</a>) first to the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_escudo" title="Portuguese escudo">Portuguese escudo</a> and, in 1999, to the <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">euro</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Resources">Resources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Economy_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Resources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>About 75% of food is imported. Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit, financed by foreign aid and remittances from emigrants; remittances constitute a supplement to GDP of more than 20%. Economic reforms, launched by the new democratic government in 1991, are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy. Since 1991, the policies the government has pursued include an open welcome to foreign investors and a far-reaching privatization program. </p><p>Fish and shellfish are plentiful, and small quantities are exported. Cape Verde has cold storage and freezing facilities as well as <a href="/wiki/Fish_processing_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Fish processing plant">fish processing plants</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mindelo" title="Mindelo">Mindelo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Praia" title="Praia">Praia</a>, and on <a href="/wiki/Sal,_Cape_Verde" title="Sal, Cape Verde">Sal</a>. However, the fishing potential, mostly <a href="/wiki/Lobster" title="Lobster">lobster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tuna" title="Tuna">tuna</a>, is not fully exploited. </p><p>The economy is service-oriented, with commerce, transport, and public services accounting for almost 70% of the GDP. Although nearly 35% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a> in GDP in 2010 was only 9.2% (up from 8.9% in 1995); of the 1998 total, <a href="/wiki/Fishing" title="Fishing">fishing</a> accounts for 1.5%. </p><p>The Cape Verdean government established the top priorities for development as the promotion of a market economy and of the private sector; the development of tourism, light manufacturing industries, and fisheries; and the development of transport, communications, and energy facilities. In 1994-95 Cape Verde received a total of about U.S.$50 million in foreign investments, of which 50% was in industry, 19% in tourism, and 31% in fisheries and services. Prospects for 2000 depend heavily on the maintenance of aid flows, remittances, and the momentum of the government's development program. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mineral_industry">Mineral industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Economy_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Mineral industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mining is an insignificant contributor to the country's economy.<sup id="cite_ref-yearbook_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yearbook-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of the country's mineral requirements are imported.<sup id="cite_ref-yearbook_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yearbook-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2007, production of mineral commodities was limited to <a href="/wiki/Clay" title="Clay">clay</a> on the islands of <a href="/wiki/Boa_Vista,_Cape_Verde" title="Boa Vista, Cape Verde">Boa Vista</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sal,_Cape_Verde" title="Sal, Cape Verde">Sal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Vicente,_Cape_Verde" title="São Vicente, Cape Verde">São Vicente</a>; <a href="/wiki/Gypsum" title="Gypsum">gypsum</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iron_ore" title="Iron ore">iron ore</a> on the island of <a href="/wiki/Maio,_Cape_Verde" title="Maio, Cape Verde">Maio</a>; <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a> on the islands of Boa Vista, Sal, and <a href="/wiki/Santo_Ant%C3%A3o,_Cape_Verde" title="Santo Antão, Cape Verde">Santo Antão</a>; <a href="/wiki/Pozzolana" title="Pozzolana">pozzolana</a> on the island of Santo Antão; and <a href="/wiki/Salt_evaporation_pond" title="Salt evaporation pond">salt</a> on the islands of Maio and Sal.<sup id="cite_ref-yearbook_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yearbook-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cape Verde was not a natural gas or petroleum producer as of 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-yearbook_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yearbook-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Economy_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Harbour_in_Mindelo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Harbour_in_Mindelo.jpg/220px-Harbour_in_Mindelo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Harbour_in_Mindelo.jpg/330px-Harbour_in_Mindelo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Harbour_in_Mindelo.jpg/440px-Harbour_in_Mindelo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Shipyard at Mindelo</figcaption></figure> <p>Cape Verde's strategic location at the crossroads of mid-Atlantic air and sea lanes has been enhanced by significant improvements at Mindelo's harbour (Porto Grande) and at Sal's international airport. Ship repair facilities at Mindelo were opened in 1983, and the harbours at Mindelo and Praia were recently renovated. The major ports are Mindelo and Praia, but all other islands have small port facilities, some of which are to be expanded in the near future. In addition to the <a href="/wiki/Am%C3%ADlcar_Cabral_International_Airport" title="Amílcar Cabral International Airport">international airport on Sal</a>, airports are located on all of the inhabited islands except for the smallest island, Brava, which was built, but found to be too dangerous so it was shut down after a few failed attempted landings. The archipelago has 3,050 kilometers (1,830 mi.) of roads, of which 1,010 kilometers (606 mi.) are paved. The new <a href="/wiki/Praia_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Praia International Airport">Praia International Airport</a> is currently operative. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_recognition">International recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Economy_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: International recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cape Verde is considered a <a href="/wiki/Developing_countries#Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Developing countries">developing country</a>, and is included on the list of the United Nations <a href="/wiki/Small_Island_Developing_States" title="Small Island Developing States">Small Island Developing States</a>. </p><p>In 2007 the United Nations graduated Cape Verde from the category of <a href="/wiki/Least_Developed_Countries" class="mw-redirect" title="Least Developed Countries">Least Developed Countries</a>, only the second time this has happened to a country.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 18, 2007, the General Council of the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a> approved a package for the accession of Cape Verde to the WTO. Accession was effective on July 23, 2008, 30 days after ratification by Cape Verde, which took place on 23 June.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The package requires Cape Verde to adapt some of its economic regulation. In particular, it will need to introduce a new Customs Code, and to introduce <a href="/wiki/Copyright" title="Copyright">copyright</a> and <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patent</a> laws complying with the <a href="/wiki/Agreement_on_Trade-Related_Aspects_of_Intellectual_Property_Rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights">Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the <a href="/wiki/World_Intellectual_Property_Organization" title="World Intellectual Property Organization">World Intellectual Property Organization</a> (WIPO), Cape Verde does not have legislation for industrial property, such as patents, trademarks, and industrial designs but does have a law on copyrights (Law No. 101/III/90, December 1990).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pascal Lamy, director-general of the WTO said, "I am very pleased to welcome Cape Verde as a new member. This new membership will strengthen multilateral trading system. Being part of the WTO will enable Cape Verde to continue its integration into the world economy."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Data">Data</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Economy_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Data"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following table shows the main economic indicators in 1980–2017.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"> <tbody><tr style="font-weight:bold;"> <th>Year </th> <th>GDP <p>(in bil. US$ PPP) </p> </th> <th>GDP per capita <p>(in US$ PPP) </p> </th> <th>GDP <p>(in bil. US$ nominal) </p> </th> <th>GDP growth<br />(real) </th> <th>Inflation<br />(in Percent) </th> <th>Government debt<br />(Percentage of GDP) </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1980 </td> <td>0.23 </td> <td>798 </td> <td>0.16 </td> <td>5.3% </td> <td>15.1% </td> <td>... </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1985 </td> <td>0.41 </td> <td>1,287 </td> <td>0.15 </td> <td>8.6% </td> <td>5.9% </td> <td>... </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1990 </td> <td>0.69 </td> <td>1,633 </td> <td>0.34 </td> <td>0.7% </td> <td>11.1% </td> <td>... </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1995 </td> <td>0.84 </td> <td>2,106 </td> <td>0.54 </td> <td>7.5% </td> <td>8.4% </td> <td>... </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2000 </td> <td>1.37 </td> <td>3,089 </td> <td>0.61 </td> <td>7.3% </td> <td>−2,4 % </td> <td>83% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2005 </td> <td>2.05 </td> <td>4,278 </td> <td>1.12 </td> <td>5.8% </td> <td>0,4 % </td> <td>85% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2006 </td> <td>2.30 </td> <td>4,778 </td> <td>1.26 </td> <td>9.1% </td> <td>4,8 % </td> <td>77% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2007 </td> <td>2.58 </td> <td>5,338 </td> <td>1.65 </td> <td>9.2% </td> <td>4,4 % </td> <td>65% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2008 </td> <td>2.81 </td> <td>5,793 </td> <td>1.96 </td> <td>6.7% </td> <td>6.8% </td> <td>57% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2009 </td> <td>2.79 </td> <td>5,750 </td> <td>1.85 </td> <td>−1.3 % </td> <td>1.0% </td> <td>65% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2010 </td> <td>2.87 </td> <td>5,883 </td> <td>1.83 </td> <td>1.5% </td> <td>2.1% </td> <td>72% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2011 </td> <td>3.04 </td> <td>6,205 </td> <td>2.05 </td> <td>4.0% </td> <td>4.5% </td> <td>79% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2012 </td> <td>3.13 </td> <td>6,195 </td> <td>1.91 </td> <td>1.1% </td> <td>2.5% </td> <td>91% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2013 </td> <td>3.21 </td> <td>6,268 </td> <td>2.03 </td> <td>0.8% </td> <td>1.5% </td> <td>102% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2014 </td> <td>3.29 </td> <td>6,342 </td> <td>2.04 </td> <td>0.6% </td> <td>−0.2 % </td> <td>116% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2015 </td> <td>3.36 </td> <td>6,396 </td> <td>1.75 </td> <td>1.0% </td> <td>0.1% </td> <td>126% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2016 </td> <td>3.53 </td> <td>6,643 </td> <td>1.86 </td> <td>3.8% </td> <td>−1.4 % </td> <td>129% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2017 </td> <td>3.96 </td> <td>6,944 </td> <td>1.97 </td> <td>4.0% </td> <td>0.8% </td> <td>126% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Economy_of_Cape_Verde&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Djibouti" title="Economy of Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Egypt" title="Economy of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Economy of Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Eritrea" title="Economy of Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Eswatini" title="Economy of Eswatini">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Ethiopia" title="Economy of Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Gabon" title="Economy of Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_Gambia" title="Economy of the Gambia">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Ghana" title="Economy of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Guinea" title="Economy of Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Guinea-Bissau" title="Economy of Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Cape_Verde" title="Administrative divisions of Cape Verde">Administrative divisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Cape_Verde" title="List of cities and towns in Cape Verde">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Cape_Verde#Climate" title="Geography of Cape Verde">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Cape_Verde" class="mw-redirect" title="Extreme points of Cape Verde">Extreme points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Cape_Verde" class="mw-redirect" title="List of islands of Cape Verde">Islands</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barlavento_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Barlavento Islands">Barlavento</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Cape_Verde" title="Elections in Cape Verde">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Cape_Verde" title="Foreign relations of Cape Verde">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Cape_Verde" title="Human rights in Cape Verde">Human rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Cape_Verde" title="LGBT rights in Cape Verde">LGBT</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Cape_Verde" title="Law enforcement in Cape Verde">Law enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Armed_Forces" title="Cape Verdean Armed Forces">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Cape_Verde)" 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