of exported goods: food products
2024, latest available figureComposition of merchandise exports — World BankHome / Jurisdictions / Cape Verde
Country file
Cabo Verde
The country's exports are dominated by agricultural and food products. Roughly half the population is connected and hosting there is shared between local and foreign providers. Regional benchmarks: Sub-Saharan Africa.
Relationship with the European Union
Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union — awaiting signature by all parties
The text has been negotiated but is not yet in effect. Check its status before contracting — and expect nothing from it in terms of security requirements.
Sources reviewed on 17 September 2026
of exported goods: manufactured goods
2024, latest available figureComposition of merchandise exports — World Bankof manufactured exports are high-technology products
2023, latest available figureHigh-technology exports — World Bank01
Economy and sectors
Awaiting signature
Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union
awaiting signature by all partiesThe text has been negotiated but is not yet in effect. Check its status before contracting — and expect nothing from it in terms of security requirements.
Map of trade agreements — European CommissionThird country
regime applicable to European data and access
European framework trackedNo general adequacy decision. The transfer mechanism and its accompanying measures must be chosen according to the actual data flows.
Adequacy decisions — European Commission74.7%
of the population uses the Internet
2024, latest available figure
Internet use — World Bank / ITUNo country regime
European Union restrictive measures targeting the country
EU Sanctions Map, as at 26 September 2026No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU Sanctions Map — European Commission02
Incidents, fraud and impersonation
857
secure servers per million inhabitants
2024, latest available figureHosting there may be local or foreign. Ask where your data actually resides, and who holds the keys to it.
Secure Internet servers — World BankDisputed batch
traceability that holds up in a dispute
Cross-cutting controlA dispute over a batch is settled on the evidence: shipping documents, certificates and correspondence must be producible without relying on a single person.
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Points to check within your organisation
The chain through to the manufacturer
The evidence here rests on batch traceability, processing sites and the cold chain. Ask how far back traceability goes and who documents it.
The data that travels with the batches
Without an adequacy decision, even traceability data falls under a transfer tool as soon as it identifies individuals. Ask what is actually being transmitted, and under what safeguards.
The country behind each environment
Hosting may be local or overseas, and often both depending on the environment. Ask for the real picture: production, staging, backups, logs.
Developments to be aware of
The topics that may change your answers
EU restrictive measures
No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU–Cabo Verde relationship
The text has been negotiated but is not yet in effect. Check its status before contracting — and expect nothing from it in terms of security requirements.
Data transfers
No general adequacy decision. The transfer mechanism and its accompanying measures must be chosen according to the actual data flows.
Export fabric
Export shares retain their year and definition. A missing series remains visible rather than being filled in.
Food products: 86.4% of goods exported. Evidence here rests first on traceability and sites, ahead of technical infrastructure.
Official sources
- Trade relations by country — European Commission
- Map of trade agreements — European Commission
- Composition of merchandise exports — World Bank
- High-technology exports — World Bank
- Adequacy decisions — European Commission
- Internet use — World Bank / ITU
- Secure Internet servers — World Bank
- EU Sanctions Map — European Commission
- EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List — European Commission
Confidential exchange
Describe your European relationship and the request received.
The Cape Verde file establishes a country and its relationship with the Union. What remains is to establish how far back traceability of your batches goes, and who documents it.