According to the statistics of CIA FactBook, Cape Verde exported US$131 million worth of goods around the world in 2018. Among all the top products exported from Cape Verde, Frozen Fish contributes to 13.77% of total trade value, equal to US$18,063 thousand. The second exported are Aircraft Engines, which accounts for 3.83%. The following table lists the top products exported by Cape Verde. Also shown are the trade value and the percentage share for each export category as well as the growth rate during the past 5 years.
Top Products Exported by Cape Verde
Market Value: 131 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Product | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Frozen Fish | 18,063 | 13.77 | 2,732.74 |
| 2 | Aircraft Engines | 5,017 | 3.83 | -15.54 |
| 3 | Photocopy Apparatus | 4,943 | 3.77 | 954,233.01 |
| 4 | Footwear Components | 3,064 | 2.34 | -19.01 |
| 5 | Non-Knit Mens & Boys Suits | 2,844 | 2.17 | 203.81 |
| 6 | Knitted Mens & Boys Underpants | 1,827 | 1.39 | 27.70 |
| 7 | Veneer Sheets | 1,678 | 1.28 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Electric Motors & Generators | 1,619 | 1.23 | 16,429.61 |
| 9 | Knitted T-Shirts | 765 | 0.58 | 901.53 |
| 10 | Alcoholic Beverages | 446 | 0.34 | 308.90 |
| 11 | Shell Fish | 441 | 0.34 | 766.97 |
| 12 | Prepared & Preserved Fish | 298 | 0.23 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Computers, Printers & Storage Units | 289 | 0.22 | 603.02 |
| 14 | Electronic Integrated Circuits | 285 | 0.22 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Leather Footwear | 237 | 0.18 | 178.95 |
| 16 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Suits | 208 | 0.16 | -86.64 |
| 17 | Passenger Vehicles | 170 | 0.13 | 22.36 |
| 18 | Seats & Parts | 168 | 0.13 | 10,892.78 |
| 19 | Handbags, Wallets & Travel Goods | 129 | 0.10 | 165.56 |
| 20 | Taps, Cocks & Valves | 120 | 0.09 | 6,479.71 |
| 21 | Coffee | 118 | 0.09 | 267.10 |
| 22 | Leather Apparel & Accessories | 117 | 0.09 | 138.97 |
| 23 | Seamed Hollow Tubes & Pipes | 115 | 0.09 | 3,740.15 |
| 24 | Insulated Wire & Cable | 83 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| 25 | Knitted Mens & Boys Overcoats | 81 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| 26 | Telephone, Fax & Switching Apparatus | 79 | 0.06 | -52.60 |
| 27 | X-Ray Apparatus | 77 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| 28 | Sewing Machines | 77 | 0.06 | 3,811.82 |
| 29 | Books | 76 | 0.06 | 940.63 |
| 30 | Copper Waste & Scrap | 72 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| 31 | Natural Rubber | 72 | 0.05 | 3,480.73 |
| 32 | Ferrous Waste & Scrap | 67 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| 33 | Cel Phones, Video Recorders & Radio Transcievers | 65 | 0.05 | 9,100.14 |
| 34 | Knitted Womens & Girls Suits | 65 | 0.05 | -51.33 |
| 35 | Knitted Babies Garments & Accessories | 64 | 0.05 | 264.08 |
| 36 | Knitted Sweaters | 59 | 0.04 | -47.93 |
| 37 | Furniture & Parts | 51 | 0.04 | 384.10 |
| 38 | Woven Cotton Fabrics – > 85% < 200G/M2 | 51 | 0.04 | 6,920.69 |
| 39 | Knitted Womens & Girls Slips | 45 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| 40 | Trucks | 43 | 0.03 | 354.43 |
| 41 | Motor Vehicle Parts | 42 | 0.03 | 32.78 |
| 42 | Knitted Track Suits | 42 | 0.03 | 356.77 |
| 43 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Overcoats | 37 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| 44 | Diesel Engines | 37 | 0.03 | 1,131.49 |
| 45 | Woven Fabrics of Flax | 36 | 0.03 | 5,741.01 |
| 46 | Cigars & Cigarettes | 34 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| 47 | Wood Sawn > 6 mm | 32 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 48 | Transformers, Converters & Power Supplies | 31 | 0.02 | -84.55 |
| 49 | Specialized Electrical Machinery & Parts | 31 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 50 | Articles of Plastics | 31 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 51 | Parts For Fork Lifts, Bulldozers & Graders | 31 | 0.02 | 865.86 |
| 52 | Knitted Mens & Boys Suits | 30 | 0.02 | 789.48 |
| 53 | Waste of Paper & Paperboard | 30 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Mechanical Machinery & Parts | 30 | 0.02 | 112.94 |
| 55 | Engine Parts | 27 | 0.02 | 680.00 |
| 56 | Hand Tools | 27 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 57 | Washing Machines | 25 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 58 | Machinery For Work in Leather | 25 | 0.02 | 57.48 |
| 59 | Non Crude Oil | 25 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 60 | Non-Knit Mens & Boys Shirts | 23 | 0.02 | -98.33 |
| 61 | Wood, Continuously Shaped (Tongued or Grooved | 23 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 62 | Knotted Carpets | 22 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 63 | Foliage | 22 | 0.02 | -16.59 |
| 64 | Aluminum Waste & Scrap | 21 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| 65 | Plastic Containers | 19 | 0.01 | 142.66 |
| 66 | Non-Knit Mens & Boys Overcoats | 19 | 0.01 | 200.22 |
| 67 | Computer & Office Machines Parts | 19 | 0.01 | 75.92 |
| 68 | Non-Adhesive Plastic Plates, Sheets & Film | 18 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 69 | Transister & Semiconductor Devices | 18 | 0.01 | 534.88 |
| 70 | Plastic & Rubber Footwear | 18 | 0.01 | 425.41 |
| 71 | Glazed Ceramic Flags & Paving | 17 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 72 | Textile Footwear | 16 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Physical Exercise Equipment | 16 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 74 | Office Machines | 16 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 75 | Articles of Wood | 15 | 0.01 | 1,918.90 |
| 76 | Screws, Bolts & Nuts | 15 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 77 | Instruments for Measure & Check Flow | 15 | 0.01 | 598.94 |
| 78 | Iron & Steel Angles & Shapes | 15 | 0.01 | 661.53 |
| 79 | Fresh Fish | 15 | 0.01 | 19.93 |
| 80 | Bread, Pastry & Cakes | 14 | 0.01 | -34.51 |
| 81 | Records & Tapes | 14 | 0.01 | 404.14 |
| 82 | Cane Sugar | 14 | 0.01 | 975.67 |
| 83 | Prefabricated Buildings | 14 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 84 | Coin | 13 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 85 | Aircraft Parts | 13 | 0.01 | -97.38 |
| 86 | Measuring or Checking Instruments | 12 | 0.01 | -7.80 |
| 87 | Carpentry of Wood | 12 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 88 | Lamps & Lighting Fittings | 12 | 0.01 | 6.14 |
| 89 | Amino-Resins | 11 | 0.01 | 840.88 |
| 90 | Pumps For Liquids | 11 | 0.01 | -21.44 |
| 91 | Plastic Tubes | 11 | 0.01 | -55.65 |
| 92 | Parts For Electric Equipment | 10 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 93 | Containers For Compressed & Liquid Gas | 10 | 0.01 | -24.87 |
| 94 | Seamless Iron & Steel Tubes & Pipes | 10 | 0.01 | 194.44 |
| 95 | Automatic Regulating & Control Instruments | 9 | 0.01 | 795.82 |
| 96 | Wood Packings | 9 | 0.01 | 225.54 |
| 97 | Molasses | 9 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 98 | Transmission Shafts, Bearings & Parts | 9 | 0.01 | 365.59 |
| 99 | Water Heaters | 9 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 100 | Iron & Steel Bars & Rods – HR | 8 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 101 | Machines For Testing Material | 8 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 102 | Sanitary Ware & Parts | 7 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 103 | Glass Fibers & Articles | 7 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Switches, Relays & Fuses < 1000 Volts | 7 | 0.01 | 124.17 |
| 105 | Parts For Machine Tools | 7 | 0.01 | 868.22 |
| 106 | Polyethers | 7 | 0.01 | -49.99 |
| 107 | Saddlery | 7 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 108 | Cow &Horse Hides -No Hair | 7 | 0.01 | -87.69 |
| 109 | Puzzles, Models & Toys | 7 | 0.01 | 506.27 |
| 110 | Articles of Iron & Steel | 6 | 0.00 | 190.22 |
| 111 | Heavy Construction Equipment | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 112 | Electronic Tubes | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 113 | Electric Sound & Visual Signaling Apparatus | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 114 | Air & Vacuum Pumps | 6 | 0.00 | -70.02 |
| 115 | Ink Jet Printers | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 116 | Misc Tools | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 117 | TV Receivers | 6 | 0.00 | 107.87 |
| 118 | Checks & Stamps | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 119 | Television, Radio & Assessory Parts | 4 | 0.00 | 28.69 |
| 120 | Electric Storage Batteries | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 121 | Worn Clothing | 4 | 0.00 | 266.83 |
| 122 | Medicines in Doses | 4 | 0.00 | -85.11 |
| 123 | Steam Generating Boilers | 4 | 0.00 | -41.38 |
| 124 | Electrical Switching Boards | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 125 | Narrow Woven Fabrics | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 126 | Cast Iron Articles | 3 | 0.00 | 108.33 |
| 127 | Stoves | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 128 | Reception Apparatus For Radiotelephony | 3 | 0.00 | -91.50 |
| 129 | Prepared & Preserved Meat | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 130 | Mach For Making Up Pulp & Paper | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 131 | Motorcycles | 3 | 0.00 | 368.19 |
| 132 | Knit &Lace Hats | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 133 | Organic Composite Solvents & Thinners | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 134 | Pens & Mechanical Pencils | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 135 | Woven Fabric of Synthetic Filament Yarn | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 136 | Interchange Hand & Machine Tools | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 137 | Bookbinding Machinery | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 138 | Radar Apparatus & Navigation | 3 | 0.00 | -97.11 |
| 139 | Liquid Crystal Devices | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 140 | Plastic Household Articles | 2 | 0.00 | -44.23 |
| 141 | Microphones | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 142 | Dried Vegetables | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 143 | Articles of Aluminum | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 144 | Survey Instruments | 2 | 0.00 | -20.94 |
| 145 | Electric Capacitors | 2 | 0.00 | 2.64 |
| 146 | Food & Drink Preparation Machines | 2 | 0.00 | -28.83 |
| 147 | Household Articles | 2 | 0.00 | 116.56 |
| 148 | Felt Garments | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 149 | Machinery Parts | 1 | 0.00 | 56.04 |
| 150 | Molding Boxes For Metal Foundry | 1 | 0.00 | -78.25 |
| 151 | Washers & Dryers | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 152 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Blouses | 1 | 0.00 | -98.75 |
| 153 | Food Preparations | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 154 | Postage & Revenue Stamps | 1 | 0.00 | -76.99 |
| 155 | Malt Extract | 1 | 0.00 | -56.08 |
| 156 | Plastic Sheets, Film & Plates | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 157 | Instruments With Electric Sound Productions | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 158 | Filters & Centrifuges | 1 | 0.00 | -95.20 |
| 159 | Springs & Leaves For Springs | 1 | 0.00 | 8.84 |
| 160 | Pasta | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 161 | Pulley Tackle & Hoists | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 162 | Newspapers | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 163 | Structures & Parts of Iron or Steel | 1 | 0.00 | -39.19 |
| 164 | Containers of Transport | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 165 | Fork-Lift Trucks | 1 | 0.00 | -90.94 |
| 166 | Sanitary & Toiletry Paper | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 167 | Solder Machines | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 168 | Knitted Made-Up Clothing Accessories | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 169 | Weighing Machines | 1 | 0.00 | -70.25 |
| 170 | Articles of Vulcanized Rubber | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 171 | Tools For Working in the Hand | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 172 | Arcade, Table or Parlor Games | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 173 | Hardware For Furniture, Doors & Windows | 1 | 0.00 | -60.97 |
| 174 | Synthetic Sewing Threads | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 175 | Dates | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 176 | Electrical Resistors | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 177 | Vulcanized Rubber Plates | 1 | 0.00 | -66.27 |
| 178 | Organic Surface-Active Agents | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 179 | Electric Ignition Equipment | 1 | 0.00 | -92.63 |
| 180 | Piston Engines | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 181 | Hydrometers & Thermometers | 0 | 0.00 | -83.93 |
| 182 | Medicines Not in Doses | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 183 | Electric Filament & Discharge Lamps | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 184 | Lubricating Preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 185 | Calculating & Account Machines | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 186 | Knives | 0 | 0.00 | -93.50 |
| 187 | Slide Fasteners & Parts | 0 | 0.00 | -96.23 |
| 188 | Ball & Roller Bearings & Parts | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 189 | Oscilloscopes & Electrical Measuring Instruments | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 190 | Electric Generating Sets & Rotary Converters | 0 | 0.00 | -88.56 |
| 191 | Hand Paintings & Drawings | 0 | 0.00 | -96.78 |
| 192 | Woven Fabrics of Artificial Staple Fibers | 0 | 0.00 | -95.62 |
| 193 | Hand-Operated Spanners & Wrenches | 0 | 0.00 | -89.48 |
| 194 | Yachts & Other Pleasure Vessels | 0 | 0.00 | -97.23 |
| 195 | Non-Knit Track Suits | 0 | 0.00 | -94.20 |
| 196 | Trailers | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 197 | Padlocks | 0 | 0.00 | -89.67 |
| 198 | Dishwashing & Packaging Machines | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 199 | Refrigerators & Freezers | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 200 | Pictures & Photos | 0 | 0.00 | -96.95 |
| 201 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Slips | 0 | 0.00 | -99.68 |
| 202 | Knives & Blades For Machines & Appliances | 0 | 0.00 | -97.69 |
| 203 | Buttons | 0 | 0.00 | -90.94 |
| 204 | Knitted Garments | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 205 | Clocks | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 206 | Electromech Domestic Appliances | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 207 | Office Paper | 0 | 0.00 | -93.33 |
| 208 | Fishing Rods & Tackle | 0 | 0.00 | -99.32 |
| 209 | Switching Equipment, > 1000 V | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 210 | Drawing Instruments | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 211 | Transmission Belts of Vulcanized Rubber | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 212 | Chain & Parts | 0 | 0.00 | -99.85 |
| 213 | Plastic Self-Adhesive Plates | 0 | 0.00 | -94.39 |
| 214 | Umbrellas | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 215 | Auxiliary Machinery For Textile Machines | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 216 | Clasps, Buckles & Hooks | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 217 | Soft Drinks | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 218 | Bed & Table Linen | 0 | 0.00 | -99.55 |
| 219 | Imitation Jewelry | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 220 | Fruit & Vegetable Juice | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |