Sector footprint
$27.5M in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 65 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Cabo Verde Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Cabo Verde's HS 01-24 product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.
Sector exports$27.5M2024 reported value
Products65Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets24Markets represented
Average CAGR+8.6%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$177.4BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Cabo Verde in this sector?
Compare exporter scale with product breadth, buyer demand, growth, and destination reach. A large sector does not remove the need for product, compliance, pricing, and buyer validation.
Global demand
$177.4B buyer imports
The sector's reported buyer import base provides context for product and market prioritization.
How to use the guide
Find the next credible move
Start with products that combine demand and exporter capability, then validate standards, route economics, buyers, and competition.
Product portfolio
Which products anchor the sector?
Each HS6 product is ranked by calculated opportunity and shown with reported market size, exporter exports, growth, and destination reach.
| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $9.3B | $2.3K | $8.9B | +7.0% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $21.7B | $1.9K | $8.8B | -9.9% | 10 | +0.0% |
| HS 190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $14.1B | $320.1K | $7.6B | -2.3% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.9B | $3.4 | $6.6B | -27.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $12.2B | $1.0K | $4.8B | -6.7% | 7 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $11.1B | $1.1K | $4.8B | -10.4% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $6.1B | $10.6K | $3.7B | +4.4% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $4.0B | $566.2 | $3.6B | +12.4% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $10.0B | $299.1K | $3.6B | +84.2% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $4.7B | $3.0 | $2.9B | -11.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $6.0B | $505.2 | $2.8B | +2.5% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830Whiskies | $3.8B | $2.5K | $2.6B | +11.8% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 150910Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $3.8B | $377.4 | $2.0B | +24.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $3.6B | $8.0K | $1.8B | -3.7% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $4.1B | $283.9K | $1.8B | +29.3% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 220410Wine: sparkling | $2.9B | $30.1 | $1.8B | -0.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.9B | $54.6 | $1.8B | -15.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 040120Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% (by weight) | $2.6B | $19.4 | $1.7B | -12.8% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | $73.1K | $1.6B | +22.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $2.0B | $69.1 | $1.6B | +22.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 160414Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $2.9B | $24.8M | $1.5B | +25.7% | 3 | +0.9% |
| HS 180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $3.2B | $39.0 | $1.5B | -32.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 040510Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $1.6B | $1.6K | $1.3B | +4.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $1.5B | $113.3 | $1.3B | +157.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.4B | $132.1 | $996.7M | +24.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220110Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $1.4B | $332.4 | $994.9M | +16.5% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $3.1B | $12.6 | $967.4M | -6.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 200899Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | $1.9B | $60.1 | $815.7M | +24.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180100Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $1.7B | $501.2K | $746.9M | +16.1% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $577.8M | $64.8K | $726.8M | +21.0% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 180632Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | $959.8M | $8.3 | $611.5M | +8.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030617Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $1.8B | $555.7K | $602.5M | +38.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $813.7M | $52.6 | $590.3M | +22.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030752Molluscs: octopus (Octopus spp.), frozen | $687.3M | $278.6 | $579.8M | +21.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040721Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $675.5M | $0.1 | $573.4M | -8.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210111Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $937.5M | $1.3 | $479.9M | -10.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220299Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $1.2B | $6.8K | $451.6M | +12.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180631Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less | $611.3M | $3.0 | $446.6M | -17.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220870Liqueurs and cordials | $1.4B | $35.3K | $423.8M | +54.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160419Fish preparations: fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), n.e.c. in heading no. 1604 | $429.4M | $6.5K | $422.7M | -1.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070190Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $483.2M | $10.9 | $409.5M | +1.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210320Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces | $375.8M | $3.2 | $408.6M | +2.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $691.8M | $0.3 | $390.9M | -23.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160100Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $979.9M | $22.1 | $378.8M | +8.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200989Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $1.0B | $55.2K | $378.6M | +119.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220860Vodka | $1.1B | $45.2K | $376.8M | +87.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220850Gin and geneva | $387.6M | $51.9 | $357.8M | +12.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030743Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen | $1.2B | $332.8K | $349.7M | +44.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 150990Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, other than virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $657.4M | $14.1K | $349.5M | +76.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190410Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $584.9M | $1.8K | $330.2M | -8.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030441Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), Danube (Hucho hucho) | $487.5M | $199.9 | $327.4M | -13.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 110220Cereal flour: of maize (corn) | $255.1M | $25.4K | $317.3M | +6.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030389Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $970.9M | $1.3K | $305.9M | -85.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $784.5M | $3.0 | $304.0M | -22.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200919Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $376.6M | $75.7 | $301.7M | -50.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210410Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $543.0M | $2.0 | $294.8M | -1.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $1.2B | $1.7K | $292.1M | -14.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020442Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $401.9M | $34.8 | $291.5M | +1.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120770Oil seeds: melon seeds, whether or not broken | $153.4M | $0.3 | $287.0M | -83.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 021019Meat, preserved: of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0210.1 | $270.0M | $66.1 | $271.1M | +10.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for infant use, put up for retail sale | $382.1M | $53.7 | $260.9M | -7.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080390Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $932.6M | $4.2K | $257.8M | +0.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200570Vegetable preparations: olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $618.6M | $301.1 | $253.0M | +39.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180500Cocoa: powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $410.1M | $9.3 | $248.5M | +12.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030444Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae | $364.2M | $361.7 | $248.3M | -0.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
Best markets
Where does sector demand concentrate?
Markets are ranked by calculated opportunity across the qualifying products in this sector view.
USA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
46 products represented in the sector.
$59.6B$92.2B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
15 products represented in the sector.
$8.6B$21.7B reported buyer importsFRA
France
13 products represented in the sector.
$6.1B$14.2B reported buyer importsESP
Spain
12 products represented in the sector.
$5.2B$10.7B reported buyer importsNLD
Netherlands
12 products represented in the sector.
$4.8B$11.3B reported buyer importsGBR
United Kingdom
6 products represented in the sector.
$3.6B$7.7B reported buyer importsBEL
Belgium
3 products represented in the sector.
$1.3B$2.3B reported buyer importsRUS
Russia
1 products represented in the sector.
$1.2B$995.0M reported buyer importsITA
Italy
3 products represented in the sector.
$1.1B$3.5B reported buyer importsKOR
Republic of Korea
1 products represented in the sector.
$994.2M$1.7B reported buyer importsIRL
Ireland
2 products represented in the sector.
$800.1M$764.1M reported buyer importsDZA
Algeria
1 products represented in the sector.
$590.3M$813.7M reported buyer importsGrowth stars
Which products show the strongest growth?
Average product-level CAGR is a screening signal. Confirm the latest trend, base effects, buyer quality, and commercial feasibility before acting.
| Product | Average CAGR | Opportunity | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS 240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | +157.2% | $1.3B | 1 |
| HS 200989Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | +119.5% | $378.6M | 1 |
| HS 220860Vodka | +87.8% | $376.8M | 1 |
| HS 090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | +84.2% | $3.6B | 5 |
| HS 150990Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, other than virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | +76.2% | $349.5M | 1 |
| HS 220870Liqueurs and cordials | +54.1% | $423.8M | 1 |
| HS 030743Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen | +44.6% | $349.7M | 1 |
| HS 200570Vegetable preparations: olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | +39.4% | $253.0M | 1 |
| HS 030617Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | +38.7% | $602.5M | 2 |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | +29.3% | $1.8B | 5 |
Diversification opportunities
Which products reach the widest buyer base?
Destination count is a simple breadth indicator. It does not measure destination concentration or guarantee resilience.
HS 210690
Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10
10 markets$8.8B calculated opportunityHS 040690
Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406
7 markets$4.8B calculated opportunityHS 190590
Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products
5 markets$7.6B calculated opportunityHS 220421
Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less
5 markets$4.8B calculated opportunityHS 090121
Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated
5 markets$3.7B calculated opportunityHS 090111
Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated
5 markets$3.6B calculated opportunityHS 240220
Cigarettes: containing tobacco
5 markets$1.8B calculated opportunityHS 220830
Whiskies
4 markets$2.6B calculated opportunityFrequently asked questions
Using the Agriculture and food export playbook
Practical guidance for interpreting sector scale, growth, product breadth, and buyer markets.
How strong is Cabo Verde in this sector?
Compare sector exports, product breadth, buyer markets, growth, and global demand. These signals identify research priorities rather than guarantee market access.
What are growth stars?
Products with higher average reported growth in the screened rows. Validate the time period, base effects, buyer demand, and current exporter position.
What does diversification mean here?
Products reaching more buyer markets in the screened data. Destination breadth is useful context but does not replace concentration, route, or buyer analysis.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.