Information on Cape Verde
BASIC INFORMATION
Name | REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE |
Governance | DEMOCRACY |
Capital CITY | PRAIA |
Population | 0.54 MILLION |
Official language (s) | PORTUGUESE |
Human Development Index | 0.648 |
Time Zone | CVT (UTC-1)) (GMT-1)
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Main Port | PORT OF PRAIA |
Income Group | LOWER MIDDLE INCOME |
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%) | 15.00 |
YOUTH UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE (%) | 41 |
NATIONAL MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR TRADE
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NATIONAL TRADE PROFILE
UNIT CURRENCY | CAPE VERDEAN ESCUDO (CVE) |
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS RANKING (With link) | 127 |
MAIN IMPORT COMMODITY (%) | MINERAL FUELS (8.9%); MACHINERY (8.2%) |
MAIN EXPORT COMMODITY (%) | MEAT FISH (43%); FISH, CRUSTACEANS (38%) |
MAIN EXPORT PARTNERS (%) | EUROPE (66%); AMERICAS (15%) |
MAIN IMPORT PARTNERS (%) | EUROPE (79%); ASIA (11%) |
SHARE OF INTRA REGIONAL TRADE (%) | 0.1 |
SHARE OF GLOBAL TRADE (%) | |
GDP GROWTH (ANNUAL %) | 4.9 |
GDP PER CAPITA | 2738 USD |
SYSTEM OF TRADE | GENERAL TRADE SYSTEM |
CORPORATE TAX RATE (%) | 25.00 |
LENDING CATEGORY | BLEND |
PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATE (%) | 20.00 |
INFLATION (%) | 0.8 |
Balance of trade | -7337 (CVE MILLION) |
Current account | -744.72 (USD MILLION) |
Interest rate (%) | 5.5 |
RELEVANT NATIONAL TRADE AND RELATED LINKS
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Immigration |