Sub-Saharan Africa

Cabo Verde: official statistics and sources

12 official bodies for Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), from Bank of Cabo Verde to Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, with key figures from the World Bank and IMF. Official language: Portuguese. Capital: Praia.

Who holds power in Cabo Verde

• Head of state: José Maria Pereira Neves (Président de la République de Cabo Verde)
• Head of government: Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho (Premier Ministre et Ministre des finances de la République de Cabo Verde)
• Foreign minister: Manuel Augusto Lima Amante da Rosa (Ministre des Affaires Étrangères, des Communautés et de la Défense nationale de la République de Cabo Verde)

Source: UN Protocol and Liaison Service list, dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.

Unitary semi-presidential republic. How local power works in Cabo Verde: 2 tiers of government below the nation, who is elected and who they answer to.

Part of level 6 of the 10 levels of power.

Government, regions and cities

• Government and power in Cabo Verde: leaders, governance scores, women in parliament, spending and the bodies that hold power to account
• Praia (capital)

Key figures

What the figures show

Cabo Verde had 527,326 people in 2025, by the World Bank's count; ten years earlier the figure was 512,394. It ranks 46th of 48 in the World Bank's Sub-Saharan Africa region and 167th of 193 worldwide.

In 2025 Cabo Verde recorded gross domestic product of $3.1 billion, converted to US dollars by the World Bank. Divided by population it comes to $5,796, where the middle country in the region has $1,351.

Output rose 6.3% after inflation in 2025 (World Bank). The IMF's October 2026 outlook projects 5.0% for 2026.

For 2025 as a whole the World Bank records 2.3%. IMF projections put 2026 at 1.2%.

Unemployment stood at 11.9% in 2025 on the ILO's modelled estimate, which can differ from the national survey.

Government debt was 115.4% of GDP in 2025, the IMF estimates, heading to 109.9% in 2026. The regional median is 53.1%.

A baby born in 2024 could expect to live 76.2 years.

• Annual inflation since 2015: highest 7.9% (2022), lowest -1.4% (2016).
• Debt ratio 2015: 125.2%; 2025: 115.4%.
• GDP per person in dollars, 2015 to 2025: +70%.

Figures checked 2026-10-13; how they are compiled.

Official sources in Cabo Verde

Central bank interest rates and money

• Bank of Cabo Verde (Banco de Cabo Verde)
  Monetary policy decisions, exchange rates, financial stability reports and monetary and external statistics. Not in English.

Parliament debates, votes, bills

• National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional)
  Plenary records, bills and laws approved, and the list of deputies. Not in English.

Government

• Government of Cabo Verde (Governo de Cabo Verde)
  Council of Ministers decisions, government programmes and official news. Not in English.

Laws and the official gazette the text of laws

• Official Bulletin (National Printing Office) (Boletim Oficial (Imprensa Nacional de Cabo Verde))
  The Boletim Oficial, with laws, decrees and official notices. Not in English.

Courts judgments

• Supreme Court of Justice (Supremo Tribunal de Justiça)
  Judgments and information on the highest court of ordinary jurisdiction. Not in English.
• Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional)
  Judgments on constitutionality and electoral matters. Not in English.

Public audit how public money was spent

• Court of Auditors (Tribunal de Contas)
  Opinions on the General State Account, audit reports and rulings on public accounts. Not in English.

Elections results and rules

• National Elections Commission (Comissão Nacional de Eleições)
  Election results, electoral maps and deliberations on electoral processes. Not in English.

Regulators

• Multisectoral Economic Regulation Agency (Agência de Regulação Multissectorial da Economia)
  Regulatory decisions and tariffs for telecoms, energy, water and transport. Not in English.
• National Data Protection Commission (Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados)
  Data protection deliberations, authorisations and guidance. Not in English.

Ombudsman

• Ombudsman (Provedor de Justiça)
  Annual reports and recommendations on complaints against public bodies. Not in English.

Public contracts government tenders and awards

• Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (Autoridade Reguladora das Aquisições Públicas)
  Procurement regulation, tender notices, statistics and decisions on public contracts in Cabo Verde. Not in English.

Freedom of information in Cabo Verde

Whether Cabo Verde has a dedicated access-to-information law could not be confirmed from an official source on 2026-10-13.

What Cabo Verde does not have

• No public online company register could be confirmed; the government e-services portal (portondinosilhas.gov.cv) answered but its content could not be read on 2026-10-13.
• No separate online land register could be confirmed; registry domains tried (registos.cv, rnicv.gov.cv) did not resolve.
• No public register of associations, lobbyists or officials' asset declarations could be found online.
• No state-run case-law database separate from the courts' sites, already listed, could be found.

Also: World Bank country data · IMF country page · UN Sustainable Development Goals country profile · IPU Parline parliament profile.

Cabo Verde by subject

• Economy GDP, growth, trade and investment
• Jobs and pay unemployment, jobs and work
• Cost of living inflation, poverty and inequality
• Public finances debt, deficit, tax and spending
• Health and care life expectancy, doctors and spending
• Housing homes, cities, water and power
• Crime and justice murder rate, courts and crime
• Immigration migrants, refugees and remittances
• Education schools, universities and literacy
• Environment emissions, air, forests and water

Common questions

What is the population of Cabo Verde?

527,326 (2025, World Bank).

What is the inflation rate in Cabo Verde?

2.3% (2025, World Bank).

What is Cabo Verde's GDP?

$3.1 billion (2025, World Bank).

How much government debt does Cabo Verde have?

115.4% of GDP (2025, International Monetary Fund).

What is the central bank of Cabo Verde?

Bank of Cabo Verde (Banco de Cabo Verde): https://www.bcv.cv/

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