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Cape Verde: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Cape Verde at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 997.3 millionGrowth +10.6% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:CV:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 86.5 millionGrowth −14.2% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:CV:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,044Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory18Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 164.4 million+22.7%BACI:CV:2710:1:2024
28703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 23.9 million+20.0%BACI:CV:8703:1:2024
30207 Meat and edible offal of poultryUSD 20.3 million+14.0%BACI:CV:0207:1:2024
41006 RiceUSD 18.3 million+24.1%BACI:CV:1006:1:2024
52523 Portland cement, aluminous cementUSD 17.4 million+13.1%BACI:CV:2523:1:2024
62707 Oils and other products of the distillation of highUSD 15.1 million−14.6%BACI:CV:2707:1:2024
71604 Prepared or preserved fishUSD 15.1 million+48.8%BACI:CV:1604:1:2024
82701 Coal: briquettesUSD 14.9 millionnot availableBACI:CV:2701:1:2024
90402 Milk and creamUSD 14.5 million+17.0%BACI:CV:0402:1:2024
102601 Iron ores and concentratesUSD 13.8 millionnot availableBACI:CV:2601:1:2024
113004 MedicamentsUSD 13.7 million+50.5%BACI:CV:3004:1:2024
129403 Furniture and parts thereofUSD 13.5 million+8.7%BACI:CV:9403:1:2024
131509 Olive oil and its fractionsUSD 11.6 million+77.4%BACI:CV:1509:1:2024
147214 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 11.2 million−7.4%BACI:CV:7214:1:2024
151701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucroseUSD 10.9 million+48.3%BACI:CV:1701:1:2024
160401 Milk and creamUSD 8.1 million−20.3%BACI:CV:0401:1:2024
172203 Beer made from maltUSD 7.9 million−9.9%BACI:CV:2203:1:2024
187308 Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof, platesUSD 7.9 million+24.3%BACI:CV:7308:1:2024
198704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 7.9 million−50.6%BACI:CV:8704:1:2024
202106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedUSD 7.8 million−2.6%BACI:CV:2106:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
11604 Prepared or preserved fishUSD 58.5 million+2.6%BACI:CV:1604:2:2024
27204 Ferrous waste and scrapUSD 3.2 million−9.8%BACI:CV:7204:2:2024
36406 Footwear: parts of footwearUSD 2.7 million−15.0%BACI:CV:6406:2:2024
49507 Fishing rods, fish-hooks and other line fishing tackleUSD 2.5 million+10.1%BACI:CV:9507:2:2024
56107 Underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobesUSD 1.9 million−11.3%BACI:CV:6107:2:2024
66109 T-shirts, singlets and other vestsUSD 1.8 million+9.4%BACI:CV:6109:2:2024
76203 Suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousersUSD 1.3 million−10.0%BACI:CV:6203:2:2024
87404 Copper: waste and scrapUSD 1.3 million−8.0%BACI:CV:7404:2:2024
98517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 886,242+41.3%BACI:CV:8517:2:2024
102208 Ethyl alcohol, undenaturedUSD 785,051−43.7%BACI:CV:2208:2:2024
112301 Flours, meal and pellets, of meat or meat offal, greavesUSD 736,085−61.3%BACI:CV:2301:2:2024
127602 Aluminium: waste and scrapUSD 690,475−8.3%BACI:CV:7602:2:2024
138470 Calculating machines and pocket-size data recordingUSD 687,698+4,912,028.6%BACI:CV:8470:2:2024
142516 Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstoneUSD 672,866+19,580.2%BACI:CV:2516:2:2024
150303 Fish: frozenUSD 538,495+118.4%BACI:CV:0303:2:2024
160307 Molluscs: whether in shell or notUSD 535,951−93.7%BACI:CV:0307:2:2024
171905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' waresUSD 489,043−9.5%BACI:CV:1905:2:2024
188443 Printing machineryUSD 459,104+1,911.7%BACI:CV:8443:2:2024
190306 Crustaceans: in shell or notUSD 427,369−35.5%BACI:CV:0306:2:2024
207614 Aluminium: stranded wireUSD 349,885not availableBACI:CV:7614:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Cape Verde with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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