Cape Verde
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Cape Verde

Waterborne foreign imports from Cape Verde to the United States in 2015 totaled $1,708,981. Exports to Cape Verde in 2015 were $4,130,273.

Information about foreign trade between Cape Verde and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Cape Verde represented 99.5% of all vessel imports, $1,699,702 versus $1,708,981.

By weight, container cargo imports from Cape Verde represented 87.5% of all vessel shippments, 395,793 (kg) versus 452,567 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $1,708,981  $4,130,273
2014  $1,099,476  $4,424,741
2013  $2,166,939  $6,094,256
2012  $1,086,376  $4,930,740
2011  $814,001  $7,210,275
2010  $1,276,783  $7,270,359
2009  $113,810  $2,431,052
2008  $257,566  $3,525,843
2007  $553,409  $2,492,224
2006  $577,268  $6,327,653
2005  $771,532  $6,232,986
2004  $1,610,352  $3,103,937
2003  $1,620,414  $5,219,378


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $1,699,702  $1,861,707
2014  $1,099,476  $2,220,419
2013  $2,166,939  $2,532,463
2012  $1,069,933  $2,821,612
2011  $811,751  $5,757,652
2010  $1,128,835  $3,253,371
2009  $107,325  $1,537,049
2008  $250,336  $1,353,514
2007  $553,409  $383,668
2006  $473,194  $221,103
2005  $714,932  $1,281,920
2004  $1,610,352  $201,030
2003  $1,620,414  $681,938


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  452,567  3,114,708
2014  395,793  3,442,508
2013  297,344  2,992,633
2012  277,727  2,307,045
2011  200,476  4,508,951
2010  238,332  6,957,328
2009  26,546  696,394
2008  82,953  729,877
2007  126,165  8,525,235
2006  115,563  14,624,437
2005  76,507  25,737,505
2004  210,819  16,321,105
2003  236,381  16,742,962


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  395,793  1,364,125
2014  395,793  1,406,533
2013  297,344  1,511,150
2012  265,051  1,515,916
2011  200,224  3,849,599
2010  218,691  1,434,109
2009  25,531  464,306
2008  82,283  387,633
2007  126,165  120,692
2006  105,882  90,145
2005  71,852  7,645,496
2004  210,819  147,245
2003  236,381  648,811


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov