Cabo Verde Imports 2023
Complete list of Cabo Verde's 120 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$1.80B
Total imports (2023)
#167
Global import rank
120
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Cabo Verde imported $1.80 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #167 largest importer. Goods came from 120 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 83.5% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $785.15 million — 43.6% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
120 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | $526.82M | 29.28% |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | $202.03M | 11.23% |
| 3 | Netherlands | $163.34M | 9.08% |
| 4 | Spain | $144.75M | 8.04% |
| 5 | China | $123.63M | 6.87% |
| 6 | France | $95.97M | 5.33% |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | $74.78M | 4.16% |
| 8 | USA | $72.10M | 4.01% |
| 9 | India | $53.95M | 3.00% |
| 10 | Brazil | $45.74M | 2.54% |
| 11 | Belgium | $43.94M | 2.44% |
| 12 | Other Asia, nes | $37.85M | 2.10% |
| 13 | Rep. of Korea | $26.33M | 1.46% |
| 14 | Türkiye | $24.87M | 1.38% |
| 15 | Malaysia | $13.01M | 0.72% |
| 16 | Japan | $11.70M | 0.65% |
| 17 | Italy | $11.53M | 0.64% |
| 18 | Thailand | $10.70M | 0.59% |
| 19 | Poland | $10.48M | 0.58% |
| 20 | Hungary | $8.79M | 0.49% |
| 21 | South Africa | $7.98M | 0.44% |
| 22 | Argentina | $7.80M | 0.43% |
| 23 | Switzerland | $7.77M | 0.43% |
| 24 | Germany | $7.74M | 0.43% |
| 25 | Morocco | $7.57M | 0.42% |
| 26 | Senegal | $5.97M | 0.33% |
| 27 | United Kingdom | $5.65M | 0.31% |
| 28 | Denmark | $5.20M | 0.29% |
| 29 | Lithuania | $4.93M | 0.27% |
| 30 | Bulgaria | $3.13M | 0.17% |
| 31 | Indonesia | $2.09M | 0.12% |
| 32 | Paraguay | $2.04M | 0.11% |
| 33 | Egypt | $1.96M | 0.11% |
| 34 | Romania | $1.84M | 0.10% |
| 35 | Canada | $1.73M | 0.10% |
| 36 | Seychelles | $1.60M | 0.09% |
| 37 | Uruguay | $1.44M | 0.08% |
| 38 | Viet Nam | $1.22M | 0.07% |
| 39 | Austria | $1.16M | 0.06% |
| 40 | Falkland Isds (Malvinas) | $1.15M | 0.06% |
| 41 | Malta | $1.08M | 0.06% |
| 42 | Singapore | $1.02M | 0.06% |
| 43 | Greece | $893,566 | 0.05% |
| 44 | Gabon | $784,489 | 0.04% |
| 45 | Tunisia | $748,855 | 0.04% |
| 46 | Oman | $730,060 | 0.04% |
| 47 | Colombia | $696,094 | 0.04% |
| 48 | Finland | $682,047 | 0.04% |
| 49 | Ghana | $657,485 | 0.04% |
| 50 | Peru | $651,997 | 0.04% |
| 51 | Sweden | $556,854 | 0.03% |
| 52 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $554,156 | 0.03% |
| 53 | Ukraine | $550,118 | 0.03% |
| 54 | Qatar | $527,352 | 0.03% |
| 55 | Cuba | $499,203 | 0.03% |
| 56 | Luxembourg | $470,782 | 0.03% |
| 57 | Lebanon | $441,936 | 0.02% |
| 58 | Nigeria | $421,631 | 0.02% |
| 59 | Ecuador | $413,019 | 0.02% |
| 60 | El Salvador | $362,134 | 0.02% |
| 61 | Mauritius | $346,500 | 0.02% |
| 62 | Uganda | $344,743 | 0.02% |
| 63 | Côte d'Ivoire | $310,705 | 0.02% |
| 64 | Norway | $309,148 | 0.02% |
| 65 | Suriname | $285,852 | 0.02% |
| 66 | Chile | $285,805 | 0.02% |
| 67 | Slovenia | $251,885 | 0.01% |
| 68 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $236,616 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Kenya | $185,029 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Angola | $156,447 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | $151,835 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Slovakia | $135,793 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Czechia | $131,382 | 0.01% |
| 74 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | $130,834 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Central African Rep. | $104,797 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | $100,915 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Mauritania | $85,419 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Ireland | $82,130 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Dominican Rep. | $81,739 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Georgia | $79,089 | 0.00% |
| 81 | China, Macao SAR | $69,836 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Bangladesh | $65,978 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Ethiopia | $65,736 | 0.00% |
| 84 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $64,132 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Russian Federation | $50,082 | 0.00% |
| 86 | New Caledonia | $48,816 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Pakistan | $40,515 | 0.00% |
| 88 | New Zealand | $38,209 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Cambodia | $36,788 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | $33,886 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Costa Rica | $33,603 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $32,804 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Mexico | $29,037 | 0.00% |
| 94 | American Samoa | $21,797 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Estonia | $20,015 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Turks and Caicos Isds | $18,964 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | $14,870 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Namibia | $14,579 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Eswatini | $11,107 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Australia | $10,719 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Mozambique | $9,511 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Timor-Leste | $9,327 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Israel | $7,029 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Antigua and Barbuda | $3,251 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Togo | $2,390 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Panama | $2,149 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Cyprus | $1,816 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Bermuda | $1,762 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Mali | $1,401 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Marshall Isds | $1,042 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Algeria | $981 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Nauru | $453 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Barbados | $329 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | $312 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Honduras | $268 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Niger | $138 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Solomon Isds | $122 | 0.00% |
| 118 | State of Palestine | $87 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Cameroon | $53 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | $22 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $785.15M | 43.63% |
| 2 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $49.27M | 2.74% |
| 3 | 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $33.25M | 1.85% |
| 4 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $32.03M | 1.78% |
| 5 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $24.89M | 1.38% |
| 6 | 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707 | $17.69M | 0.98% |
| 7 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $16.70M | 0.93% |
| 8 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $12.31M | 0.68% |
| 9 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $11.89M | 0.66% |
| 10 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $11.09M | 0.62% |
| 11 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $11.01M | 0.61% |
| 12 | 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $10.02M | 0.56% |
| 13 | 761290 | Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | $9.49M | 0.53% |
| 14 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $9.44M | 0.52% |
| 15 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $8.79M | 0.49% |
| 16 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $8.69M | 0.48% |
| 17 | 040120 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% | $8.57M | 0.48% |
| 18 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $8.54M | 0.47% |
| 19 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $7.66M | 0.43% |
| 20 | 030489 | Fish fillets: frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8 | $7.61M | 0.42% |
| 21 | 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $7.39M | 0.41% |
| 22 | 100119 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | $6.88M | 0.38% |
| 23 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $6.66M | 0.37% |
| 24 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $6.66M | 0.37% |
| 25 | 030342 | Fish: frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $6.44M | 0.36% |
| 26 | 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $6.36M | 0.35% |
| 27 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $6.34M | 0.35% |
| 28 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $6.32M | 0.35% |
| 29 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $5.96M | 0.33% |
| 30 | 160415 | Fish preparations: mackerel, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $5.90M | 0.33% |
| 31 | 150990 | Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, other than virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $5.82M | 0.32% |
| 32 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $5.75M | 0.32% |
| 33 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $5.60M | 0.31% |
| 34 | 150910 | Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $5.45M | 0.30% |
| 35 | 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $5.18M | 0.29% |
| 36 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $5.10M | 0.28% |
| 37 | 721499 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section | $4.95M | 0.27% |
| 38 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $4.67M | 0.26% |
| 39 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $4.55M | 0.25% |
| 40 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $4.51M | 0.25% |
| 41 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $4.44M | 0.25% |
| 42 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $4.39M | 0.24% |
| 43 | 040229 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $4.32M | 0.24% |
| 44 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $4.19M | 0.23% |
| 45 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $4.19M | 0.23% |
| 46 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $4.00M | 0.22% |
| 47 | 441299 | Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood (other than blockboard, laminboard and battenboard, other than of bamboo, and other than plywood consisting only of sheets of wood each ply 6mm or thinner) | $3.90M | 0.22% |
| 48 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $3.88M | 0.22% |
| 49 | 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used | $3.87M | 0.21% |
| 50 | 160232 | Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $3.47M | 0.19% |
| 51 | 040310 | Dairy produce: yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa | $3.42M | 0.19% |
| 52 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $3.38M | 0.19% |
| 53 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $3.35M | 0.19% |
| 54 | 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $3.27M | 0.18% |
| 55 | 030344 | Fish: frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $3.22M | 0.18% |
| 56 | 870422 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $3.20M | 0.18% |
| 57 | 200410 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $3.18M | 0.18% |
| 58 | 030743 | Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, includes flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption, frozen | $3.16M | 0.18% |
| 59 | 200989 | Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $3.13M | 0.17% |
| 60 | 070190 | Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $3.12M | 0.17% |
| 61 | 870331 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity not over 1500cc | $3.12M | 0.17% |
| 62 | 080810 | Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $3.12M | 0.17% |
| 63 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $3.04M | 0.17% |
| 64 | 481810 | Paper articles: toilet paper | $2.96M | 0.16% |
| 65 | 847910 | Machinery and mechanical appliances: for public works, building or the like | $2.96M | 0.16% |
| 66 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $2.96M | 0.16% |
| 67 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $2.94M | 0.16% |
| 68 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $2.92M | 0.16% |
| 69 | 481920 | Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | $2.83M | 0.16% |
| 70 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $2.79M | 0.15% |
| 71 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $2.72M | 0.15% |
| 72 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $2.68M | 0.15% |
| 73 | 321490 | Mastics: n.e.c. in heading no. 3214 | $2.67M | 0.15% |
| 74 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $2.66M | 0.15% |
| 75 | 071333 | Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $2.59M | 0.14% |
| 76 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $2.55M | 0.14% |
| 77 | 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $2.55M | 0.14% |
| 78 | 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $2.53M | 0.14% |
| 79 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $2.52M | 0.14% |
| 80 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $2.51M | 0.14% |
| 81 | 870321 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc | $2.50M | 0.14% |
| 82 | 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $2.46M | 0.14% |
| 83 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $2.39M | 0.13% |
| 84 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $2.30M | 0.13% |
| 85 | 151790 | Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils of heading no. 1516 | $2.28M | 0.13% |
| 86 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $2.28M | 0.13% |
| 87 | 691090 | Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures: of other than porcelain or china | $2.25M | 0.13% |
| 88 | 760429 | Aluminium: alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow | $2.22M | 0.12% |
| 89 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $2.20M | 0.12% |
| 90 | 842230 | Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | $2.17M | 0.12% |
| 91 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $2.09M | 0.12% |
| 92 | 200520 | Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $2.08M | 0.12% |
| 93 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $2.05M | 0.11% |
| 94 | 690722 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10% | $2.04M | 0.11% |
| 95 | 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system" | $2.04M | 0.11% |
| 96 | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | $2.03M | 0.11% |
| 97 | 030354 | Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $2.03M | 0.11% |
| 98 | 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $2.02M | 0.11% |
| 99 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $2.01M | 0.11% |
| 100 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.00M | 0.11% |