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Cabo Verde

Praia · Cape Verdean escudo (CVE) · ECOWAS

Reference

Capital
Praia
Currency
Cape Verdean escudo · CVE
Regional membership
  • ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
Official languages
Portuguese
Instant payments
Not listed here
Regulatory sandbox
Not listed here

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Figures

GDP (current US$)
$3.1 bn · 2025
GDP growth (annual %)
6.3% · 2025
Population
527,326 · 2025
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
2.3% · 2025
Personal remittances received (current US$)
$357 m · 2025
Exchange rate · CVE
94.98 CVE per US dollar · 2026-08-29

World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.

Headlines · 1

From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.

  1. AllAfrica · Cabo Verde

    TAAG Announces New Luanda-Dakar-Praia Route

    [ANGOP] Luanda -- TAAG - Angola Airlines will launch operations on the new Luanda-Dakar-Praia route on 31 October, establishing a long-awaited air link between Angola and Cabo Verde while strengthening the carrier's…