Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde stood at 5.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde peaked at 18.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2019.
That places Cape Verde 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.6% | — |
| 1981 | 15.8% | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 12.6% | -20.2% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | +29.5% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +26.9% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -26.7% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +39.5% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 73% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 5.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.9% | 11.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 5.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde was 5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Cape Verde ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.