Net long-term borrowing in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Net long-term borrowing was 15.22 million BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net long-term borrowing in Cape Verde, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net long-term borrowing in Cape Verde is 15.22 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 168.3% on the previous year and up 14,761.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net long-term borrowing in Cape Verde peaked at 25.16 million BoP, current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, -30.36 million BoP, current US$, in 2005.
That places Cape Verde 4th out of 54 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net long-term borrowing in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1962 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1963 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1964 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1965 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1966 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1967 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1968 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1969 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1970 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | -556,124 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | -559,198 BoP, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 415,758 BoP, current US$ | -174.3% |
| 1990 | -28.99 million BoP, current US$ | -7073.1% |
| 1991 | 6.99 million BoP, current US$ | -124.1% |
| 1992 | 571,911 BoP, current US$ | -91.8% |
| 1993 | -6.75 million BoP, current US$ | -1280.7% |
| 1994 | 1.61 million BoP, current US$ | -123.8% |
| 1995 | -1.67 million BoP, current US$ | -203.6% |
| 1996 | -2.25 million BoP, current US$ | +34.9% |
| 1997 | -1.79 million BoP, current US$ | -20.1% |
| 1998 | 3.71 million BoP, current US$ | -307.0% |
| 1999 | 5.70 million BoP, current US$ | +53.5% |
| 2000 | -332,270 BoP, current US$ | -105.8% |
| 2001 | -103,806 BoP, current US$ | -68.8% |
| 2002 | -71,402 BoP, current US$ | -31.2% |
| 2003 | 2.94 million BoP, current US$ | -4222.6% |
| 2004 | -9.36 million BoP, current US$ | -417.9% |
| 2005 | -30.36 million BoP, current US$ | +224.4% |
| 2006 | -3.77 million BoP, current US$ | -87.6% |
| 2007 | 10.87 million BoP, current US$ | -388.4% |
| 2008 | 25.16 million BoP, current US$ | +131.5% |
| 2009 | -4.12 million BoP, current US$ | -116.4% |
| 2010 | -22.28 million BoP, current US$ | +440.3% |
| 2011 | 15.22 million BoP, current US$ | -168.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 15.22 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.61 million BoP, current US$, 2.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net long-term borrowing in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -7073.1% | 415,758 BoP, current US$ | -28.99 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2003 | +4222.6% | -71,402 BoP, current US$ | 2.94 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1993 | -1280.7% | 571,911 BoP, current US$ | -6.75 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -69,956 BoP, current US$ | -559,198 BoP, current US$ | 415,758 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.29 million BoP, current US$ | -28.99 million BoP, current US$ | 6.99 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -913,678 BoP, current US$ | -30.36 million BoP, current US$ | 25.16 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.53 million BoP, current US$ | -22.28 million BoP, current US$ | 15.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 1 Libya 642.00 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 2 Algeria 136.38 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 3 South Africa 54.46 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 Mozambique 3.61 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Morocco 26,930 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Angola 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Benin 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Botswana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burundi 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Central African Republic 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Chad 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Comoros 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Djibouti 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eritrea 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gabon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Guinea 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Madagascar 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mali 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mauritania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Niger 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Nigeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Sierra Leone 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Somalia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 South Sudan 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Sudan 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tanzania 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Togo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tunisia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Uganda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 0 BoP, current US$
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net long-term borrowing in Cape Verde?
- Net long-term borrowing in Cape Verde was 15.22 million BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest net long-term borrowing recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 25.16 million BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest net long-term borrowing recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.36 million BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for net long-term borrowing?
- Cape Verde ranks 4th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net long-term borrowing rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14,761.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Net long-term borrowing (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net long-term borrowing includes external debt disbursements less repayments due, plus other net long-term inflows. Data are in current U.S. dollars.