Cabo Verde External Debt 1981-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Cabo Verde external debt for 2021 was $2,059,769,906, a 0.56% decline from 2020.
  • Cabo Verde external debt for 2020 was $2,071,455,507, a 13.74% increase from 2019.
  • Cabo Verde external debt for 2019 was $1,821,219,111, a 3.04% increase from 2018.
  • Cabo Verde external debt for 2018 was $1,767,451,778, a 1.26% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Cabo Verde External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2021 $2,059,769,906 -0.56%
2020 $2,071,455,507 13.74%
2019 $1,821,219,111 3.04%
2018 $1,767,451,778 -1.26%
2017 $1,789,970,313 15.35%
2016 $1,551,733,556 0.10%
2015 $1,550,185,095 -0.03%
2014 $1,550,676,371 3.89%
2013 $1,492,658,589 19.55%
2012 $1,248,578,671 19.91%
2011 $1,041,231,867 17.71%
2010 $884,596,456 22.08%
2009 $724,582,326 15.72%
2008 $626,140,971 7.85%
2007 $580,579,759 10.76%
2006 $524,173,293 9.78%
2005 $477,481,514 2.87%
2004 $464,179,207 5.16%
2003 $441,401,882 13.79%
2002 $387,894,290 12.22%
2001 $345,641,178 8.11%
2000 $319,703,769 -2.69%
1999 $328,538,337 33.14%
1998 $246,754,114 19.48%
1997 $206,529,452 1.92%
1996 $202,637,636 -5.36%
1995 $214,117,754 21.71%
1994 $175,919,927 19.21%
1993 $147,571,337 3.93%
1992 $141,994,227 5.78%
1991 $134,240,227 0.36%
1990 $133,755,465 6.12%
1989 $126,041,740 1.36%
1988 $124,352,364 -4.01%
1987 $129,541,097 14.33%
1986 $113,301,984 19.37%
1985 $94,918,904 24.48%
1984 $76,251,079 6.35%
1983 $71,696,307 21.48%
1982 $59,016,887 49.88%
1981 $39,376,102 49.88%