Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Cabo Verde's external debt stands at 2.66B as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.36B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1981 to 2025 (45 observations).
In 2025, Cabo Verde's external debt was 2.66B, up from 2.36B in 2024.
In 2024, Cabo Verde's external debt was 2.36B, down from 2.46B in 2023.
In 2023, Cabo Verde's external debt was 2.46B, up from 2.40B in 2022.
In 2022, Cabo Verde's external debt was 2.40B, down from 2.46B in 2021.
In 2021, Cabo Verde's external debt was 2.46B, up from 2.43B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.66B | +305.51M |
| 2024 | 2.36B | -101.64M |
| 2023 | 2.46B | +58.06M |
| 2022 | 2.40B | -54.74M |
| 2021 | 2.46B | +27.51M |
| 2020 | 2.43B | +275.10M |
| 2019 | 2.15B | +62.42M |
| 2018 | 2.09B | -24.10M |
| 2017 | 2.12B | +277.65M |
| 2016 | 1.84B | -3.88M |
| 2015 | 1.84B | -11.58M |
| 2014 | 1.85B | -115.62M |
| 2013 | 1.97B | +360.76M |
| 2012 | 1.61B | +566.18M |
| 2011 | 1.04B | +156.63M |
| 2010 | 884.90M | +160.31M |
| 2009 | 724.59M | +98.44M |
| 2008 | 626.14M | +45.56M |
| 2007 | 580.58M | +56.41M |
| 2006 | 524.17M | +46.69M |
| 2005 | 477.48M | +13.30M |
| 2004 | 464.18M | +22.78M |
| 2003 | 441.40M | +53.51M |
| 2002 | 387.89M | +42.25M |
| 2001 | 345.64M | +25.94M |
| 2000 | 319.70M | -8.83M |
| 1999 | 328.54M | +81.78M |
| 1998 | 246.75M | +40.22M |
| 1997 | 206.53M | +3.89M |
| 1996 | 202.64M | -11.48M |
| 1995 | 214.12M | +38.20M |
| 1994 | 175.92M | +28.35M |
| 1993 | 147.57M | +5.58M |
| 1992 | 141.99M | +7.75M |
| 1991 | 134.24M | +484,762 |
| 1990 | 133.76M | +7.71M |
| 1989 | 126.04M | +1.69M |
| 1988 | 124.35M | -5.19M |
| 1987 | 129.54M | +16.24M |
| 1986 | 113.30M | +18.38M |
| 1985 | 94.92M | +18.67M |
| 1984 | 76.25M | +4.55M |
| 1983 | 71.70M | +12.68M |
| 1982 | 59.02M | +19.64M |
| 1981 | 39.38M | — |
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Cabo Verde's external debt is 2.66B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.36B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.66B (2025); the lowest is 39.38M (1981), across data from 1981 to 2025.
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