West Africa
Cape Verde
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Cape Verde's #1 import source (world lens). Cape Verde is the EU's #150 goods supplier.
Cape Verde on the world stage
Total imports
$916m
2024 annual
Total exports
$68m
97 partners
#1 import source
Portugal
47.5%
#1 export dest.
Spain
69.6%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Cape Verde and the EU
EU imports from
€75m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€639m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #150 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 8.51
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Power market
● No domestic fuelMarket model
State monopoly (ELECTRA)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
ARE (Agencia de Regulacao Economica)
Island archipelago (10 islands) with separate grids on each island. Diesel-dominated but significant wind development. ELECTRA (state) operates all systems. High cost due to small scale and fuel imports.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
28.4
→ 40.8 by 2050
Fertility
1.51
below replacement
Working-age
67.6%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
10.1
→ 24.3 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 0.52M · peaks 2051
By 2050: +10% (0.57M)