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Cabo Verde scores 60/100 (Grade C), ranking 8th of 54 African markets and up 1 point since Jan 2026. Its strongest pillar is Power Infrastructure at 86 of 100, with two of five pillars rated green. Its largest drag is Connectivity & Fibre, at 47 of 100.
Each pillar carries its own strength out of 100, banded red, amber or green. Arrows mark movement since the previous snapshot.
The composite out of 100 is the weighted sum of these five pillars. A pillar’s figure is its own strength out of 100, measured against the most that pillar could contribute, which is what the red, amber and green bands read against. Full method
Each axis is a pillar as a share of its own maximum, so a balanced market reads as a regular pentagon and a lopsided one as a spike. Hover a point for the exact figure.
Composite readiness across the last six snapshots. Every snapshot is rescored under the current methodology (v1), so points are comparable even as weights evolve.
| Snapshot | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 59 | C · Emerging |
| Jul 2024 | 59 | C · Emerging |
| Jan 2025 | 60 | C · Emerging |
| Jul 2025 | 59 | C · Emerging |
| Jan 2026 | 59 | C · Emerging |
| Jul 2026 | 60 | C · Emerging |
Coverage and digital success stories for Cabo Verde, newest first. Stories published elsewhere link out to the publisher. Everything here is qualitative context; none of it affects the grade.
The €51.85m park, financed largely by the African Development Bank, opened formally in May 2025 after operating since November 2023, and includes a data centre, a disaster recovery site and training facilities. It houses 23 companies from seven countries and 311 staff, with all 52 office units taken.
CV Telecom opened bidding on six new submarine segments totalling about 750km to replace end-of-life inter-island fibre, the first project in a Connectivity 2.0 package co-financed by the European Investment Bank at over €80m. Works were set to start in August 2025 and commission by June 2026, ahead of 5G rollout across the islands.