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Cabo Verde · Innovation, research & technology

R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.

9 indicators · 9 with data

Research

Researchers in R&D (per million people)

per million people

68th of 75 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Researchers in R&D (per million people)Cabo Verde's researchers in r&d (per million people) rose from 98.5 /M in 2001 to 124.9 /M in 2014.2002200420062008201020122014406080100120140124.9 /M

Cabo Verde's researchers in r&d (per million people) rose from 98.5 /M in 2001 to 124.9 /M in 2014.

Scientific and technical journal articles

articles

174th of 197 · 42nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Scientific and technical journal articlesCabo Verde's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 0.5 in 1996 to 18.3 in 2023.20002005201020152020051015202518.3

Cabo Verde's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 0.5 in 1996 to 18.3 in 2023.

Patents

Patent applications, residents

applications

111th of 113 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Patent applications, residentsCabo Verde's patent applications, residents fell from 2 in 2016 to 1 in 2021.2016201720182019202020211231

Cabo Verde's patent applications, residents fell from 2 in 2016 to 1 in 2021.

Patent applications, nonresidents

applications

119th of 121 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Patent applications, nonresidentsCabo Verde's patent applications, nonresidents was 1 in 2016 and 1 in 2021.201620172018201920202021012341

Cabo Verde's patent applications, nonresidents was 1 in 2016 and 1 in 2021.

Trademark applications, total

applications

112th of 122 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Trademark applications, totalCabo Verde's trademark applications, total fell from 94 in 2016 to 65 in 2021.201620172018201920202021608010012014065

Cabo Verde's trademark applications, total fell from 94 in 2016 to 65 in 2021.

Technology

High-tech exports

% of manufactured exports

136th of 160 · 28th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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High-tech exportsCabo Verde's high-tech exports rose from 0.0 % in 2009 to 1.2 % in 2023.20102012201420162018202020220%1%2%3%1.2 %

Cabo Verde's high-tech exports rose from 0.0 % in 2009 to 1.2 % in 2023.

High-technology exports (current US$)

current US$

152nd of 161 · 35th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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High-technology exports (current US$)Cabo Verde's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$0 in 2009 to US$73.9k in 2023.2010201220142016201820202022US$0US$50kUS$100kUS$150kUS$200kUS$73.9k

Cabo Verde's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$0 in 2009 to US$73.9k in 2023.

Economy

ICT service exports (% of service exports)

% of service exports

83rd of 94 · 5th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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ICT service exports (% of service exports)Cabo Verde's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 5.8 % in 1996 to 1.2 % in 2025.2000200520102015202020250%2%4%6%8%10%1.2 %

Cabo Verde's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 5.8 % in 1996 to 1.2 % in 2025.

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