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Capital
Praia

Population
549.935 inhabitants

Name and post of head of government and/or state
Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister

Currency and iso code
Escudo caboverdiano (CVE)

Equivalence in euros (Febrero 2021)
1 EUR = 110.265 CVE

Religion
Roman Catholic 90% Remaining 10% other Christians and a growing minority of Muslims

Language
Portuguese and Creole (personal relations)

CANARY ISLANDS GOVERNMENT OFFICE
Address: Avda. Andrade Corvo, 6 – Plateau, 000 Cidade de Praia, Cape Verde
Contact: Jorge Cólogan González Massieu - Delegate in Cape Verde for the Fundación Canaria para la Acción Exterior - Canarian Foundation for Foreign Action
Email: jcologan@fucaex.org
Telephone: +238 261 89 08

Capital	Praia
Population	549.935 inhabitants
Name and post of head of government and/or state	Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister
Currency and iso code	Escudo caboverdiano (CVE)
Equivalence in euros (Febrero 2021)	1 EUR = 110.265 CVE
Religion	Roman Catholic 90% Remaining 10% other Christians and a growing minority of Muslims
Language	Portuguese and Creole (personal relations)
CANARY ISLANDS GOVERNMENT OFFICE	Address: Avda. Andrade Corvo, 6 – Plateau, 000 Cidade de Praia, Cape Verde Contact: Jorge Cólogan González Massieu - Delegate in Cape Verde for the Fundación Canaria para la Acción Exterior - Canarian Foundation for Foreign Action Email: jcologan@fucaex.org Telephone: +238 261 89 08

Source: World Bank - Update on 4/4/2023

Per Capita GDP Growth (annual %)

Source: World Bank - Update on 4/4/2023

GDP Structure by sectors (%)

Source: UNCTADstat. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - Updated on 4/4/2023

Agriculture. Hunting. Forestry. Fishing

Industry

Services

Consumer price inflation (annual %)

Source: International Monetary Fund - Updated on 4/4/2023

Total unemployment, men and women (% of the total active male and female population)

Source: World Bank - Update on 4/4/2023

Male

Female

Evolution of exchange against Euro with currency: 2023

Source: InforEuro. European Commission - Updated on 4/4/2023

TRADE AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT INDICATORS

Exports evolution (in thousands of €):

Source: DataComex. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

National

Canary Islands

Imports evolution (in thousands of €):

Source: DataComex. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

National

Canary Islands

Exports from Canary Islands to the country. By product type (%, 2022):

Source: DataComex. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Imports to Canary Islands from the country. By product type (%, 2022):

Source: DataComex. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Number of Spanish and Canarian businesses exporting to the country

Source: DataEmpresas Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Number of Spanish and Canarian businesses importing from the country

Source: DataEmpresas Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Direct foreign investment. Net capital entry capital (balance of payments. US$ at current prices)

Source: World Bank - Update on 2/5/2023

Evolution of Spanish and Canarian investment (gross investment flow in thousands of euros)

Source: DataInvex. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and COFACE for Trade - Updated on 3/5/2023

	Scale of evaluation		Risk level
Evaluating Entity	Minimum risk	Maximum risk	Previous	Current
Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE)	1	7	6	6
COFACE	A1	E	C(Elevado)	C(Elevado)

RELEVANT INDICATORS

Name of index

Score

Place in ranking

Ease of Doing Business Index

2019	2020
55.95/100	55/100

2019	2020
131/190	137/190

Corruption Perceptions Index

2021	2022
58/100	60/100

2021	2022
39/180	35/180

Economic Competitiveness Index

2018	2019
50.2/100	50.8/100

2018	2019
111/140	112/141

Human Development Index

2019	2021
0.665/1	0.662/1

2019	2021
126/189 (Desarrollo Medio)	127/191

Source:
Ease of Doing Business Index: Doing Business Report. World Bank Group - Updated on 3/5/2023
Corruption Perceptions Index : International Transparency - Updated on 3/5/2023
Economic Competitiveness Index: Global Competitiveness Report. World Economic Forum - Updated on 3/5/2023
Human Development Index: United Nations Program for Development - Updated on 3/5/2023

DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

Official Development Aid allocated to the country in 2019, by sector of origin. In thousands of €

Source: Official Development Aid Information System. Spanish Cooperation - Updated on 07/06/2023

Official Development Aid allocated to the country in 2019, by Autonomous Communities. In thousands of €

Source: Official Development Aid Information System. Spanish Cooperation - Updated on 07/06/2023

Official Development Aid allocated to the country in 2020, by local entities. In thousands of €

Source: Official Development Aid Information System. Spanish Cooperation - Updated on 07/06/2023

TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION

INTERREG MAC Programme

Source: INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal MAC 2014-2020 Programme - Updated on 14/06/2021

AIR AND SEA CONNECTIVITY

Passengers


City	Company	Frequency	Contact
Lisboa - Boa Vista	Tap Air Portugal	Todos los lunes y sábados	https://www.flytap.com/pt-pt/	13/06/2023
Lisboa - Mindelo	TACV	Todos los jueves a partir del 03/02/2022		18/01/2022
Mindelo - Lisboa	TACV	Todos los viernes a partir del 03/02/2022		18/01/2022
Lisboa - Sal	TACV	Todos los viernes a partir del 11/02/2022		18/01/2022
Sal - Lisboa	TACV	Todos los sábados a partir del 11/02/2022		18/01/2022
Bristol - Sal	TUI	Todos los martes	https://www.tui.co.uk/	13/06/2023
Birmingham - Sal	TUI	Todos los martes y sábados	https://www.tui.co.uk/	13/06/2023
Birmingham - Boa Vista	TUI	Todos los miércoles, jueves y domingos	https://www.tui.co.uk/	13/06/2023
Manchester - Sal	TUI	Todos los miércoles y domingos	https://www.tui.co.uk/	13/06/2023
Manchester- Boa Vista	TUI	Todos los lunes y jueves	https://www.tui.co.uk/	13/06/2023
Londres - Boa Vista	TUI	Todos los lunes, martes, viernes y sábados	https://www.tui.co.uk/	13/06/2023
Londres - Sal	TUI	Todos los lunes y jueves	https://www.tui.co.uk/	13/06/2023
Dakar / Praia	Air Senegal	4 veces por semana: lunes miércoles viernes y domingos	https://flyairsenegal.com/	10/11/2021
Casablanca / Praia	Royal Air Maroc	Todos los días. Suspendido hasta 31/01/2022	https://www.royalairmaroc.com/	20/01/2022
Lisboa - São Vicente	TAP Air Portugal	Todos los días	https://www.flytap.com/pt-cv/	13/06/2023
Lisboa - Praia	TAP Air Portugal	Todos los días	https://www.flytap.com/pt-cv/	13/06/2023
Lisboa - Sal	TAP Air Portugal	Todos los días	https://www.flytap.com/pt-cv/	13/06/2023
Boa Vista / París	Transavia	1 vuelo semanal los viernes a partir del 17 de diciembre	https://www.transavia.com/pt-PT/pagina-inicial/	10/11/2021
Sal / París	Transavia	1 vuelo semanal los sábados a partir del 18 de diciembre	https://www.transavia.com/pt-PT/pagina-inicial/	10/11/2021

Cargo

AIR TRANSPORT
City	Company	Frequency	Contact
Canarias - Cabo Verde	Atlantis Cargo	Puntual	http://www.atlantiscargo.es/index.php/es/productos-y-servicios-es/envios-internacionales-es	13/06/2023
Posibilidad de contratar charter	Swift Air	Posibilidad de contratar charter	https://www.swiftair.com/	17/12/2020

MARINE TRANSPORT
City	Company	Frequency	Contact
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Sal	Transinsular	Bimensual	https://transinsular.pt/pt/	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Praia	Transinsular	Bimensual	https://transinsular.pt/pt/	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Mindelo	Transinsular	Bimensual	https://transinsular.pt/pt/	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Boavista	Transinsular	Bimensual	https://transinsular.pt/pt/	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Praia	Safmarine / Maersk	Semanal	https://www.safmarine.com/maersk	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Mindelo	Safmarine / Maersk	Semanal	https://www.safmarine.com/maersk	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Praia	MSC	Semanal	https://www.msc.com/esp	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Mindelo	MSC	Semanal	https://www.msc.com/esp	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Sal	GS Lines	Bimensual	http://www.gslines.pt/en/homepage-gs-lines-international/	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Praia	GS Lines	Bimensual	http://www.gslines.pt/en/homepage-gs-lines-international/	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Mindelo	GS Lines	Bimensual	http://www.gslines.pt/en/homepage-gs-lines-international/	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Boavista	GS Lines	Bimensual	http://www.gslines.pt/en/homepage-gs-lines-international/	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Sal	Boluda Lines	Semanal	https://www.boluda.com.es/es/inicio/	17/12/2020
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Praia	Boluda Lines	Semanal	https://www.boluda.com.es/es/inicio/	17/12/2020

2022	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
National	4.240,50	6.856,98	6.149,56	9.113,95	13.032,28	12.557,10	15.948,23	13.665,86	9.665,55	7.949,84	9.078,71	8.338,00
Canary Islands	1.332,89	2.040,59	1.920,11	2.839,51	2.811,65	2.601,02	3.084,07	2.550,00	1.630,39	2.232,00	3.000,05	1.625,55

2022	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
National	1.203,12	4.596,46	4.700,69	934,42	4.701,16	3.818,87	4.538,16	5.833,57	3.242,78	5.227,30	6.087,05	5.277,80
Canary Islands	0,20					1,84	224,58		1,65	7,70		121,99

2022	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
	883,90	1.464,78	1.209,41	2.079,96	1.418,12	2.019,10	2.044,49	1.451,91	1.083,53	1.806,49	2.427,94	1.317,77
		0,23		0,38			0,27	0,60			0,09	0,36
	5,40	6,13		25,69	2,24	19,42	1,63	66,64	17,86	3,52	0,24	5,63
	140,29	113,97	68,40	198,57	255,77	224,51	366,94	214,67	193,62	112,95	178,46	126,41
	261,86	381,86	420,13	372,40	953,68	184,83	444,50	716,12	170,78	127,91	206,18	115,39
	0,82	2,50	1,86	11,50	0,42	2,37	23,15	10,19	1,38	1,80	12,69	1,08
	24,56	7,47	48,16	28,46	34,45	28,28	60,15	55,21	98,17	14,49	17,69	22,24
	15,30	61,64	172,01	122,17	146,90	122,41	142,71	34,45	64,97	164,33	155,76	36,09
	0,76	2,01	0,14	0,37	0,07	0,11	0,24	0,21	0,07	0,51	0,99	0,59

2022	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
							224,45					121,99
	0,20
						0,39
							0,13			7,70
						1,44			0,20
									1,45

Año 2022	Nacional	Canarias
Trimestre 1	0.00	0.00
Trimestre 2	0.00	0.00
Trimestre 3	0.00	0.00
Trimestre 4	0.00	0.00

Cape Verde

Cape Verde Information

Capital

Population

Name and post of head of government and/or state

Currency and iso code

Equivalence in euros (Febrero 2021)

Religion

Language

CANARY ISLANDS GOVERNMENT OFFICE

GDP Growth (annual %)

Source: World Bank - Update on 4/4/2023

Per Capita GDP Growth (annual %)

Source: World Bank - Update on 4/4/2023

GDP Structure by sectors (%)

Source: UNCTADstat. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - Updated on 4/4/2023

Consumer price inflation (annual %)

Source: International Monetary Fund - Updated on 4/4/2023

Total unemployment, men and women (% of the total active male and female population)

Source: World Bank - Update on 4/4/2023

Evolution of exchange against Euro with currency: 2023

Source: InforEuro. European Commission - Updated on 4/4/2023

Exports evolution (in thousands of €):

Source: DataComex. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Imports evolution (in thousands of €):

Source: DataComex. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Exports from Canary Islands to the country. By product type (%, 2022):

Source: DataComex. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Imports to Canary Islands from the country. By product type (%, 2022):

Source: DataComex. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Number of Spanish and Canarian businesses exporting to the country

Source: DataEmpresas Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Number of Spanish and Canarian businesses importing from the country

Source: DataEmpresas Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Direct foreign investment. Net capital entry capital (balance of payments. US$ at current prices)

Source: World Bank - Update on 2/5/2023

Evolution of Spanish and Canarian investment (gross investment flow in thousands of euros)

Source: DataInvex. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism - Updated on 2/5/2023

Country's risk indicators

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and COFACE for Trade - Updated on 3/5/2023

Official Development Aid allocated to the country in 2019, by sector of origin. In thousands of €

Source: Official Development Aid Information System. Spanish Cooperation - Updated on 07/06/2023

Official Development Aid allocated to the country in 2019, by Autonomous Communities. In thousands of €

Source: Official Development Aid Information System. Spanish Cooperation - Updated on 07/06/2023

Official Development Aid allocated to the country in 2020, by local entities. In thousands of €

Source: Official Development Aid Information System. Spanish Cooperation - Updated on 07/06/2023

Source: INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal MAC 2014-2020 Programme - Updated on 14/06/2021

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