Cape Verde - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Cape Verde was 2.08 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.25 in 1984 and a minimum value of -2.48 in 2000.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1984 11.25
1985 5.39
1986 10.87
1987 3.85
1988 4.07
1989 4.56
1990 10.65
1991 9.55
1992 3.12
1993 5.79
1994 3.45
1995 8.35
1996 5.96
1997 8.56
1998 4.39
1999 4.36
2000 -2.48
2001 3.35
2002 1.88
2003 1.19
2004 -1.89
2005 0.42
2006 5.37
2007 4.41
2008 6.78
2009 0.98
2010 2.08

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Cape Verde was 3.34 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.87 in 1997 and a minimum value of -8.53 in 2000.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1987 7.19
1988 5.43
1989 3.53
1990 2.32
1991 4.29
1992 3.41
1993 1.87
1994 7.69
1995 4.26
1996 5.77
1997 7.87
1998 4.56
1999 5.00
2000 -8.53
2001 1.29
2002 -0.39
2003 4.41
2004 -1.02
2005 -1.43
2006 2.59
2007 1.37
2008 2.48
2009 4.20
2010 3.34

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices