Cape Verde

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Country Brief

The World Bank’s objective for Cape Verde’s Country Partnership Strategy covering the period of 2009 to 2012 is to help the Government sustain high levels of growth and reduce unemployment, poverty and inequality. The Bank’s portfolio includes projects in growth and competitiveness, the road sector, poverty reduction and West Africa regional fisheries.

Population

0.58 Million

GDP per capita

$3,334

GDP growth

5.05%

Life Expectancy

Income Level

Lower middle

Poverty Ratio

10.6%

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Data

Data on Cape Verde

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Projects and Programs
Publications

World Bank and IMF-supported reforms undertaken by Cape Verde during 2001-2002 considerably strengthened the macroeconomic situation.

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As part of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic, this study examines the state of Cape Verde's infrastructure.
Related: Portuguese version

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Country Portfolio

	Active Bank projects	2
	Proposed Bank projects	1
	Start of Bank partnership	Nov 1978
	Total Bank Investment	$306 (millions)

Country Data

year 2008

84% in 2008

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

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Resources

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Multimedia

Finance Minister of Cape Verde, Cristina Duarte

Finance Minister of Cape Verde tells journalists at the 2011 Annual Meetings of the World Bank-IMF in Washington, DC, that Cape Verde posted a decade-long annual average GDP growth of 6.2 percent, containing average inflation at 2 percent between 2000 and 2010.