Cabo Verde (CPV)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$68.25M

Imports

$915.66M

Total trade

$983.90M

Trade balance

-$847.41M

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Cabo Verde - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

Portugal (PRT)

Total

45.0%

Exports

12.0%

$8.17M

Imports

47.5%

$435.04M

Total

45.0%

$443.21M

Rank #2

Spain (ESP)

Total

14.3%

Exports

69.6%

$47.49M

Imports

10.2%

$93.51M

Total

14.3%

$141.00M

Rank #3

Netherlands (NLD)

Total

5.0%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

5.4%

$49.15M

Total

5.0%

$49.15M

Rank #4

China (CHN)

Total

4.8%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

5.2%

$47.68M

Total

4.8%

$47.68M

Rank #5

Brazil (BRA)

Total

4.3%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

4.7%

$42.78M

Total

4.3%

$42.78M

Rank #6

Italy (ITA)

Total

3.6%

Exports

16.0%

$10.93M

Imports

2.7%

$24.50M

Total

3.6%

$35.43M

Rank #7

Morocco (MAR)

Total

2.1%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

2.2%

$20.19M

Total

2.1%

$20.19M

Rank #8

Togo (TGO)

Total

1.8%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

2.0%

$17.96M

Total

1.8%

$17.96M

Rank #9

USA (USA)

Total

1.7%

Exports

2.1%

$1.42M

Imports

1.7%

$15.18M

Total

1.7%

$16.59M

Rank #10

France (FRA)

Total

1.6%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

1.8%

$16.14M

Total

1.6%

$16.14M

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	Portugal (PRT)	12.0% $8.17M	47.5% $435.04M	45.0% $443.21M
2	Spain (ESP)	69.6% $47.49M	10.2% $93.51M	14.3% $141.00M
3	Netherlands (NLD)	0.0% $0	5.4% $49.15M	5.0% $49.15M
4	China (CHN)	0.0% $0	5.2% $47.68M	4.8% $47.68M
5	Brazil (BRA)	0.0% $0	4.7% $42.78M	4.3% $42.78M
6	Italy (ITA)	16.0% $10.93M	2.7% $24.50M	3.6% $35.43M
7	Morocco (MAR)	0.0% $0	2.2% $20.19M	2.1% $20.19M
8	Togo (TGO)	0.0% $0	2.0% $17.96M	1.8% $17.96M
9	USA (USA)	2.1% $1.42M	1.7% $15.18M	1.7% $16.59M
10	France (FRA)	0.0% $0	1.8% $16.14M	1.6% $16.14M

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Cabo Verde's total trade in 2024 reached $983.9M, with a global trade rank of 127.
Exports in 2024 totaled $68.2M, while imports were valued at $915.7M.
The country experienced a trade deficit of -$847.4M in 2024.
The top export destination was Spain, accounting for 69.6% of total exports with a value of $47.5M.
The primary import partner was Portugal, which supplied 47.5% of all imports, valued at $435.0M.
The leading export category was Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof (HS2 16), representing 84.4% of exports at $57.6M.

Exports Profile

In 2024, Cabo Verde's exports were valued at $68.2M. The dominant export product category was Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof (HS2 16), which accounted for $57.6M, or 84.4% of the country's total exports. The main destination for goods from Cabo Verde was Spain, receiving shipments valued at $47.5M. Other significant export partners included Italy and the United States.

Imports Profile

Cabo Verde's imports in 2024 amounted to $915.7M. The most significant import category was Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS2 27), with a total value of $132.7M, making up 14.5% of all imports. The leading source of imports was Portugal, which provided goods worth $435.0M, equivalent to a 47.5% share. Other major sources for imports were Spain and the Netherlands.

Exports

Cabo Verde - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2024 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 16

Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof

$57.60M

84.4% share

#2 • HS 61

Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted

$3.85M

5.6% share

#3 • HS 64

Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles

$2.73M

4.0% share

#4 • HS 62

Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted

$1.51M

2.2% share

#5 • HS 95

Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof

$1.20M

1.8% share

#6 • HS 23

Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder

$818.06K

1.2% share

#7 • HS 03

Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates

$385.29K

0.6% share

#8 • HS 20

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

$148.06K

0.2% share

#9 • HS 65

Headgear and parts thereof

$3.98K

0.0% share

#10 • HS 60

Fabrics; knitted or crocheted

$3.05K

0.0% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof	$57.60M	84.4%
2	Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted	$3.85M	5.6%
3	Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles	$2.73M	4.0%
4	Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted	$1.51M	2.2%
5	Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof	$1.20M	1.8%
6	Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder	$818.06K	1.2%
7	Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates	$385.29K	0.6%
8	Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants	$148.06K	0.2%
9	Headgear and parts thereof	$3.98K	0.0%
10	Fabrics; knitted or crocheted	$3.05K	0.0%

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Cabo Verde - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Cabo Verde - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Cabo Verde - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2024 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$132.73M

14.5% share

#2 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$70.98M

7.8% share

#3 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$67.76M

7.4% share

#4 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$49.60M

5.4% share

#5 • HS 04

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

$38.19M

4.2% share

#6 • HS 02

Meat and edible meat offal

$36.63M

4.0% share

#7 • HS 10

Cereals

$30.25M

3.3% share

#8 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$27.77M

3.0% share

#9 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$27.04M

3.0% share

#10 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$24.47M

2.7% share

#11 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$22.48M

2.5% share

#12 • HS 21

Miscellaneous edible preparations

$19.46M

2.1% share

#13 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$19.39M

2.1% share

#14 • HS 20

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

$19.39M

2.1% share

#15 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$18.78M

2.1% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$132.73M	14.5%
2	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$70.98M	7.8%
3	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$67.76M	7.4%
4	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$49.60M	5.4%
5	Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included	$38.19M	4.2%
6	Meat and edible meat offal	$36.63M	4.0%
7	Cereals	$30.25M	3.3%
8	Plastics and articles thereof	$27.77M	3.0%
9	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$27.04M	3.0%
10	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$24.47M	2.7%
11	Iron or steel articles	$22.48M	2.5%
12	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$19.46M	2.1%
13	Iron and steel	$19.39M	2.1%
14	Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants	$19.39M	2.1%
15	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$18.78M	2.1%

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Cabo Verde - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Cabo Verde - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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