Fact Sheet

Flag of Cape Verde

Cabo Verde

Official Title:
Republic of Cabo Verde


General Information

Please note that all statistics reflect Canadian dollars, with some figures reflecting the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is unavailable.
Bilateral Product trade
Canada - Cabo Verde
Year Exports Imports
2015 $2,194,598 $91,034
2016 $2,481,429 $85,471
2017 $2,359,876 $140,212
2018 $2,815,637 $246,692
2019 $2,069,702 $100,656
Product trade (2019)
21 HS Sections
Canada - Cabo Verde
Section Exports Imports
01 Animal & Prod. $291,058 $
02 Veg. Prod. $1,484,013 $239
03 Fats, Oils & Waxes Prod. $ $
04 Food Prod. $6,491 $3
05 Mineral Prod. $ $1,437
06 Chemical Prod. $ $
07 Plastics, Rubber Prod. $ $2,883
08 Leather, Fur Prod. $ $
09 Wood Prod. $42,310 $20
10 Paper Prod. $18,848 $482
11 Textiles Prod. $ $3,206
12 Dress Access. $ $67
13 Glass & Stone Prod. $ $102
14 Precious Metals/stones $ $
15 Base Metal Prod. $ $5,167
16 Mach. Mech. Elec. Prod. $1,482 $45,390
17 Vehicles and Equip. $13,000 $23,411
18 Specialized Inst. $183,704 $16,387
19 Arms & Ammunition $ $
20 Misc. Articles $28,796 $1,862
21 Antiques $ $

Capital: Praia
Population (million): .55
Total Area: 4,033km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 75.32 Escudo (CVE) (2018 - Annual average)
National Holiday: 5 July, Independence Day
Language(s): Portuguese, creolo.


Political Information

Type of State:
Republic

Type of Government:
Unicameral National Assembly composed of 72 members.

Head of State:
President Jorge Carlos FONSECA

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Ulisses CORREIA E SILVA

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Luís Filipe TAVARES
Economy and Employment, Tourism, Transport, Telecommunications, Industry and Trade, Energy: José GONÇALVES

Main Political Parties:
African Party for the Independence of Cabo Verde (Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde (PAICV)), Movement for Democracy (Movimento para a Democracia (MPD)).

Elections:
Last: March 2016 (legislative), October 2016 (presidential). Next: 2021.


Economic Information (2018)

Comparative figures
Type Cabo Verde Canada
GDP: ($ billion) 2.56 2,222.58
GDP per capita: ($) 4,626.92 60,078.85
GDP growth rate: (%) 4.73 1.83
Inflation: (%) 1.3 2.24
Unemployment: (%) 8.5 5.82

Product Trade and investment (2019)

Canadian exports to country: $2,069,702
Canadian imports from country: $100,656
FDI in Canada (2018): $ million
CDI in country (2018): $ million


Representation

Foreign Representation in Canada:
No current accreditation

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Lise Filiatrault (Dakar, Senegal)


March 2020
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF

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