# Cabo Verde to France HS 950691 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for athletics and gymnastics equipment. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 48/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $405.0M
- Buyer market growth: +7.3%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 50.6%

## What the signal means

The signal points to a newly observed exporter-to-buyer relationship in the available reporting. It is a prompt for market research, not a forecast, order, or guarantee of commercial access. Compare demand, suppliers, access, and route history together before acting.

## Market opportunity

- Latest buyer imports: $405.0M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $507.6M
- Supplier countries observed: 107
- Average buyer imports: $231.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $623.0M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +7.8%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +7.3%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 50.6%
- Market concentration: 2,859
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 50.6%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 4,452 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $43.5K
- GDP per-person growth: +3.5%
- Population: 67,499k
- GDP: $2.9T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.5%
- Savings rate: 22.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $239.9 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Cabo Verde to France route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 950691 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $223.2K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $261.1K | +17.0% |
| 1997 | $238.2K | -8.8% |
| 1998 | $91.9K | -61.4% |
| 1999 | $148.7K | +61.9% |
| 2000 | $462.7K | +211.2% |
| 2001 | $284.3K | -38.6% |
| 2002 | $555.3K | +95.3% |
| 2003 | $162.6K | -70.7% |
| 2004 | $123.7K | -23.9% |
| 2005 | $210.2K | +69.9% |
| 2006 | $222.1K | +5.7% |
| 2007 | $200.9K | -9.6% |
| 2008 | $152.1K | -24.3% |
| 2009 | $974.3K | +540.4% |
| 2010 | $435.9K | -55.3% |
| 2011 | $2.2M | +400.4% |
| 2012 | $609.2K | -72.1% |
| 2013 | $2.5M | +307.4% |
| 2014 | $193.2K | -92.2% |
| 2015 | $326.9K | +69.2% |
| 2016 | $386.0K | +18.1% |
| 2017 | $370.6K | -4.0% |
| 2018 | $250.7K | -32.4% |
| 2019 | $1.3M | +412.8% |
| 2020 | $1.1M | -12.0% |
| 2021 | $991.0K | -12.4% |
| 2022 | $823.8K | -16.9% |
| 2023 | $1.2M | +40.9% |
| 2024 | $219.7K | -81.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Cabo Verde to CHN | HS 851770 | New corridor | $12.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cpv-chn-851770) |
| Cabo Verde to Germany | HS 840734 | New corridor | $4.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cpv-deu-840734) |
| Cabo Verde to Canada | HS 841191 | New corridor | $4.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cpv-can-841191) |
| Cabo Verde to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 640411 | New corridor | $3.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cpv-usa-640411) |
| Cabo Verde to Germany | HS 840820 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cpv-deu-840820) |
| Cabo Verde to Thailand | HS 853400 | New corridor | $2.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cpv-tha-853400) |
| Cabo Verde to Germany | HS 854129 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cpv-deu-854129) |
| Cabo Verde to Germany | HS 847990 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/cpv-deu-847990) |

## Frequently asked questions

### What does a new corridor signal mean?

It identifies an exporter, buyer market, and HS6 combination included in the available new-corridor signal set for 2024. It is a research prompt, not a guarantee of demand or sales.

### Is the market opportunity reported trade?

Reported buyer imports and exporter share are observations. Any projection or share-gap measure is calculated from the available data and should not be treated as an order or forecast.

### What should exporters check next?

Validate product fit, buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, competition, and the depth of product-level history before pursuing the route.

## Method

The signal is a calculated research indicator based on available reported trade observations. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-09-02). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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