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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Cabo Verde

Globally, Cabo Verde was the world’s 118th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($21 m, World Bank).
Data (CSV)Cabo Verde global profile

Cabo Verde direct investment in Australia

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Total Cabo Verde investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Cabo Verde

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Total Australian investment in Cabo Verde

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Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Cabo Verde
  • Cabo Verde in Australia
  • Australia in Cabo Verde

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Cabo Verde’s investment in Australia by type
  • Direct investment
  • Portfolio investment
  • Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

  • Cabo Verde → Australia
  • Australia → Cabo Verde

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Economic outlook

Cabo Verde’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth7.2%5.5%4.8%5.0%5.0%
Inflation1.1%2.3%2.2%2.1%2.0%
Unemployment rate8.5%8.5%8.5%8.5%8.5%
Current account, % GDP3.9%3.6%−0.4%−1.2%−1.8%
Fiscal balance, % GDP−1.1%1.1%−0.9%0.0%0.1%
Government gross debt, % GDP112.8%101.0%95.9%90.7%85.8%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Cabo Verde
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New Australian FDI in Cabo Verde
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Direct investment income paid to investors
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Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Cabo Verde globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024
$21 m · 118th
FDI inflows, 2025
$154 m
GDP, 2025
$3.1 bn
Region · income
Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.