Country
Cabo Verde CPV
score date 2026-10-08 · 30d -1.5
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap80.5
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-07-01 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical48.3
GDELT · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Growth34.9
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity55.1
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Governance62.1
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-08 · coverage: bronze
Cabo Verde sovereign credibility, in brief
Cabo Verde scores 56.9 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 14 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 70th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 0.4% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (57/100).
As of 2026-10-08 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 14/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 70th percentile
Region avg 49.2 · best 61.6 · worst 14.1
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -8.9%
- as of 2026-10-09
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -1.9%
- as of 2026-10-09
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 121.1 | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 3.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 5.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 6.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 7492.4 | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -14.9% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 11.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 8.7 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 95.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 11.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 11.3% | 2019-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 86.9% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $5,796 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 57.4% | 2019-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | 0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | 0.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | 0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.