Merchandise export price index (1987 = 100) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Merchandise export price index (1987 = 100) was 102.53 1987 = 100 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Merchandise export price index in Cape Verde, 1994–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in 1987 = 100.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 102.53 1987 = 100 for merchandise export price index in 2010. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise export price index in Cape Verde peaked at 102.53 1987 = 100 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 78.16 1987 = 100, in 1994.
Cape Verde ranks 42nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Merchandise export price index (1987 = 100) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | 1987 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 78.16 1987 = 100 | — |
| 1995 | 80.68 1987 = 100 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 84.52 1987 = 100 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 87.39 1987 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 88.49 1987 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 91.03 1987 = 100 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 100 1987 = 100 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 99.67 1987 = 100 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 97.1 1987 = 100 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 92.24 1987 = 100 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 91.72 1987 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 95.32 1987 = 100 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 97.69 1987 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 98.73 1987 = 100 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 99.96 1987 = 100 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 101.19 1987 = 100 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 102.53 1987 = 100 | +1.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 102.53 1987 = 100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 123.55 1987 = 100, 83% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 102.53 1987 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 143.67 1987 = 100, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.04 1987 = 100 | 78.16 1987 = 100 | 91.03 1987 = 100 | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.36 1987 = 100 | 91.72 1987 = 100 | 101.19 1987 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.53 1987 = 100 | 102.53 1987 = 100 | 102.53 1987 = 100 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise export price index in Cape Verde?
- Merchandise export price index in Cape Verde was 102.53 1987 = 100 in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest merchandise export price index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 102.53 1987 = 100 in 2010.
- What is the lowest merchandise export price index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.16 1987 = 100 in 1994.
- How does Cape Verde rank for merchandise export price index?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd out of 50 countries with data for 2010.
- Is merchandise export price index rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Merchandise export price index (1987 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This item is a price index measuring changes in the aggregate price level of a country's merchandise exports f.o.b. over time.