🇨🇻 Cabo Verde National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Cabo Verde government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $3.7 billion, growing at $6 per second based on IMF projections. Debt-to-GDP: 115%. Per-citizen share: $7,153.
Among the 194 governments tracked here, Cabo Verde ranks 15th by debt-to-GDP, 155th by total debt and 82nd by debt per person.
Cabo Verde's Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
Cabo Verde's ratio has declined from its high for the period of 168% (2020) to roughly 115% at end-2025. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government gross debt.
Cabo Verde Net Debt and Interest
The IMF puts Cabo Verde's net debt at 104% of GDP, against 115% gross. Net debt subtracts the financial assets a government holds against what it owes. The IMF's figures put Cabo Verde's net interest bill at about 2.0% of GDP in 2025, about $61 million, or 7.1% of government revenue. That is 87th of the 177 governments ranked by interest as a share of revenue.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government, 2025, mostly IMF estimates. Net debt leaves out equity holdings, and what counts as an asset varies by country. Net interest is the primary balance minus the overall balance. A government in default or arrears can show a low figure that understates what it owes. Data · method.
About Cabo Verde's National Debt
Cabo Verde's debt-to-GDP ratio of 115% is high: higher than 92% of the 194 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Cabo Verde ranks 155th of the 194 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $6 per second, Cabo Verde adds about $518 thousand to its government debt every day — roughly $189 million per year. Each of Cabo Verde's 1 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $7,153. That is below the world average of roughly $14,700 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Cabo Verde National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cabo Verde's national debt right now?
Cabo Verde's national debt is approximately $3.7 billion as of November 8, 2026, growing at $6 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 115% and each citizen's share is about $7,153.
How fast is Cabo Verde's debt growing?
Cabo Verde's government debt is growing at approximately $6 per second — about $518 thousand per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Cabo Verde's debt per capita?
Each of Cabo Verde's 1 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $7,153 of the national debt.
What is Cabo Verde's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Cabo Verde's debt-to-GDP ratio is 115%. That is higher than 92% of the 194 governments tracked here.
What is Cabo Verde's net debt?
The IMF puts Cabo Verde's net debt at 104% of GDP, against 115% gross. Net debt subtracts the financial assets a government holds against what it owes.
How much interest does Cabo Verde pay on its debt?
The IMF's figures put Cabo Verde's net interest bill at about 2.0% of GDP in 2025, about $61 million, or 7.1% of government revenue.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 3,535,992,313 + 6 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
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