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Policy rate not yet covered
Headline inflation 0.40% Jul 2026
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Tier 1 · Markets

The Market Now

Series Per US$1 As of Source
Official not yet covered
Marketretail 94.67 26 Sep 2026, 18:11 UTC Remitly
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Official rate, 10-year annual average (World Bank)

8391.510020142017202020232025

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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices

Policy & Prices

Policy rate

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Inflation

Series YoY Period Source
Headline 0.40% Jul 2026 Source

As of 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC

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Yield curve

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Tier 3 · Structure

Structure & trajectory

Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA

21 of 25 indicators improving improving

Rule: for each metric with at least two observations, direction is the sign of (latest − earliest). Child mortality, $3/day poverty, national poverty, debt service, debt-to-GDP, and the Gini index are inverted (a decline is improvement). Overall: improving if ≥60% of those metrics improved, mixed if 40–60%, worsening if <40%.

Population

527,326 · 2025

510,000520,000530,000201520172019202120232025

↑ 15,000 since 2014

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GDP per capita (PPP)

$12,165 · 2025

$6,700$9,350$12,000201520172019202120232025

↑ $5,748 since 2014

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GDP per capita growth

5.8% · 2025

-21%0%16%201520172019202120232025

↑ 5.1 pts since 2014

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Life expectancy

76.2 years · 2024

7374.576201420162018202020222024

↑ 2.4 years since 2014

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Child mortality

11.1 per 1,000 · 2024

111621201420162018202020222024

↓ 9.8 since 2014

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Internet users

74.7% · 2024

40%57.5%75%201420162018202020222024

↑ 34.5 pts since 2014

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Manufacturing share of GDP

5.2% · 2025

4.5%5%5.4%201520172019202120232025

↑ 0 pts since 2014

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Electricity access

98.4% · 2024

85%92%99%201420162018202020222024

↑ 13.1 pts since 2014

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National poverty line

24.8% · 2023

24%29.5%35%20152017201920212023

↓ 10.4 pts since 2015

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Adult literacy

88.5% · 2024

86%87%88%2015201920212024

↑ 1.7 pts since 2015

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Debt service / exports

12.6% · 2024

5.6%10.3%15%201420162018202020222024

↑ 7 pts since 2014

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Exports of goods and services

$1.3B · 2025

$420M$860M$1.3B201520172019202120232025

↑ $389.9M since 2014

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GDP growth

6.3% · 2025

-21%0%16%201520172019202120232025

↑ 5.6 pts since 2014

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GDP

$3.1B · 2025

$1.7B$2.4B$3.1B201520172019202120232025

↑ $1B since 2014

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Unemployment

11.9% · 2025

11%13%15%201520172019202120232025

↑ 0.2 pts since 2014

ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ

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FDI inflows

$153.9M · 2025

$67M$113.5M$160M201520172019202120232025

↓ $26.7M since 2014

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Remittances

$356.8M · 2025

$200M$280M$360M201520172019202120232025

↑ $159.8M since 2014

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External debt

$2.4B · 2024

$1.8B$2.1B$2.5B201420162018202020222024

↑ $506.7M since 2014

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Agriculture share of GDP

5% · 2025

4.4%5.4%6.4%201520172019202120232025

↓ 0.7 pts since 2014

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Services share of GDP

67.9% · 2025

65%67.5%70%201520172019202120232025

↑ 0.4 pts since 2014

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Investment rate

not available

Terms of trade

92.10 · 2024

89.0094.50100.00201420162018202020222024

↓ 3.00 since 2014

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FX reserves

$1.3B · 2025

$490M$895M$1.3B201520172019202120232025

↑ $748M since 2014

includes gold

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Lending rate

7.7% · 2025

7.5%8.8%10%201520172019202120232025

↓ 3.1 pts since 2014

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Deposit rate

1.5% · 2025

0.7%1.8%2.9%201520172019202120232025

↓ 1.9 pts since 2014

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Health expenditure

5.8% · 2023

4.3%5.7%7%2014201820202023

↑ 1 pts since 2014

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Physicians

0.7 per 1,000 · 2023

0.50.60.72014201820202023

↑ 0.3 since 2014

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Tertiary enrollment

24.3% · 2018

22%23.5%25%20142015201620172018

↑ 1 pts since 2014

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Tourist arrivals

180,000 · 2020

180,000470,000760,0002014201620182020

↓ 314,000 since 2014

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Account ownership

not available

Exports per capita derived

$2,435 · 2025

$820$1,610$2,400201520172019202120232025

↑ $689.81 since 2014

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Median age

27.9 years · 2023

2325.5282014201820202023

↑ 4.2 years since 2014

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Government revenue / GDP

26.6% · 2026

22%25%28%201620182020202220242026

↑ 5.7 pts since 2014

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Debt to GDP

95.9% · 2026

95%122.5%150%20142017202020232026

↓ 9.8 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Gross debt (national currency)

CVE 309.3B · 2026

CVE 170BCVE 240BCVE 310B20142017202020232026

↑ CVE 130.1B since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Current account / GDP

-0.4% · 2026

-16%0%4%20142017202020232026

↑ 7.9 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Budget balance / GDP

-0.9% · 2026

-10%0%2%20142017202020232026

↑ 6.1 pts since 2014

Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates

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Electoral democracy

0.74 · 2025

0.740.770.80201520172019202120232025

↓ 0.05 since 2014

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Trade profile

Exports

$1.3B · 2025

$420M$860M$1.3B20142017202020232025

↑ $389.9M since 2014

Imports

$1.6B · 2025

$900M$1.2B$1.6B20142017202020232025

↑ $402.5M since 2014

Balance derived

−$353.6M · 2025

$-660M$-455M$-250M20142017202020232025

↓ $12.6M since 2014

Top exports · 2024

Products

  1. Preparations of meat or fish $57.6M · 84.4%
  2. Apparel, knitted $3.8M · 5.6%
  3. Footwear $2.7M · 4.0%
  4. Apparel, not knitted $1.5M · 2.2%
  5. Toys, games, sports $1.2M · 1.8%
  6. Food industry residues and fodder $818,057 · 1.2%
  7. Fish and crustaceans $385,287 · 0.6%
  8. Preparations of vegetables and fruit $148,056 · 0.2%
  9. Headgear $3,981 · 0.0%
  10. Knitted or crocheted fabrics $3,052 · 0.0%

Partners

  1. Spain $47.5M · 69.6%
  2. Italy $10.9M · 16.0%
  3. Portugal $8.2M · 12.0%
  4. United States $1.4M · 2.1%
  5. Peru $148,056 · 0.2%
  6. Israel $94,837 · 0.1%

Top imports · 2024

Products

  1. Mineral fuels $132.7M · 14.5%
  2. Vehicles other than railway $71M · 7.8%
  3. Machinery and mechanical appliances $67.8M · 7.4%
  4. Electrical machinery and equipment $49.6M · 5.4%
  5. Dairy, eggs, honey $38.2M · 4.2%
  6. Meat and edible offal $36.6M · 4.0%
  7. Cereals $30.2M · 3.3%
  8. Plastics $27.8M · 3.0%
  9. Salt, earths, stone, cement $27M · 3.0%
  10. Beverages, spirits, vinegar $24.5M · 2.7%

Partners

  1. Portugal $435M · 47.5%
  2. Spain $93.5M · 10.2%
  3. Netherlands $49.1M · 5.4%
  4. China $47.7M · 5.2%
  5. Brazil $42.8M · 4.7%
  6. Italy $24.5M · 2.7%
  7. Morocco $20.2M · 2.2%
  8. Togo $18M · 2.0%
  9. M49 899 $17.4M · 1.9%
  10. France $16.1M · 1.8%

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