Economic Community of West African States
ECOWAS Digital Observatory - ECODOB
Postal Sector Information
Total number of permanent post offices in the region
Cabo Verde | ![]() |
- 🔹 Agência de Regulação Multissetorial da Economia (ARME)
- 249 employees
- 245,871,000.00
- 33
- 243
- 5,453 boxes
- 4 postal operators
- 0 post office branches
Posts National Data
Cabo Verde
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Total number of staff | 257.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 50.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Total number of permanent post offices | 35.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 35.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 242.50 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 35.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 0.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 230,600,000.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 16.60% |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 8.49% |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 6.49% |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 0.74% |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 3.40% |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 28.70% |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 67.90% |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of post office boxes | 5,453.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 67,794.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 99,089.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 270,772.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of express items, domestic service | 7,548.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 3,093.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 2,277.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 6,970.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 11,840.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 1,077.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Population (millions) | 582,095.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Total number of staff | 249.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 46.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Total number of permanent post offices | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 242.50 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 245,871,000.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 16.39% |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 11.53% |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 38.09% |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 0.35% |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 4.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 28.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 67.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of post office boxes | 5,453.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 120,757.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 79,064.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 205,161.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of express items, domestic service | 8,460.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 1,845.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 1,091.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 7,573.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 10,579.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Population (millions) | 575,803.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of letter-post items, West Africa service - dispatch | 118.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2023 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 633.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Total number of staff | 232.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Total number of permanent post offices | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Active mobile-broadband subscriptions | 2,425.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 0.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 73,599,000.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 242.50 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of post office boxes | 6,347.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 117,822.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 66,578.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 94,135.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of express items, domestic service | 6,038.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 1,126.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 1,085.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 1,404.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 7,024.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 8,146.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Population (millions) | 569,509.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 45.50% |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 8.35% |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 7.46% |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 12.19% |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 0.32% |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 30.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 29.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2022 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 40.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Total number of staff | 225.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 45.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Total number of permanent post offices | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 242.50 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 0.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Active mobile-broadband subscriptions | 82,168,000.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Active mobile-broadband subscriptions | 7.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 4.20% |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 3.35% |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 0.46% |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 40.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 29.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 29.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 82,168,000.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 7.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of post office boxes | 6,884.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 122,978.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 49,812.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 86,885.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of express items, domestic service | 6,081.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 1,352.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 795.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 1,711.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 9,971.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 7,291.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Population (millions) | 563,198.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Total number of staff | 190.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 45.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Total number of permanent post offices | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 242.50 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 33.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 51,552,000.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 4.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 11.85% |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 2.77% |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 0.58% |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 39.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 28.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 30.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of post office boxes | 6,884.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 95,753.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 60,520.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 210,130.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of express items, domestic service | 5,950.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 1,536.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 1,833.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 592.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 8,802.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 4,366.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Population (millions) | 556,857.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2020 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 0.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Total number of permanent post offices | 32.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Total number of staff | 205.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 126.03 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 2,336,513.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 84,017.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 182,455.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Number of express items, domestic service | 9,222.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 2,436.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 3,054.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 301.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 9,846.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 3,046.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2019 | Number of post office boxes | 6,781.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2018 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2018 | Total number of staff | 192.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2017 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2017 | Total number of staff | 191.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Population (millions) | 521.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Rate of exchange (national currency for one SDR) | 14,035,000.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of full-time staff | 175.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of part-time staff | 5.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of posts (in full-time equivalent) | 180.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Total number of staff | 180.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 50.70% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Percentage of delivery staff | 17.70% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Percentage of female management staff | 44.40% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Total number of permanent post offices | 30.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of permanent offices staffed by administration officials | 30.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 13,443.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Average number of inhabitants served by a permanent office | 17,350.07 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of mobile post offices (including rural delivery staff) | 8.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 30.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of sorting centres | 3.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 30.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Operating expenditure (SDR) | 2,747,116.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 2,455,371.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Operating result (SDR) | -291,745.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Net result (SDR) | -233,732.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 47.30% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 19.60% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 23.50% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 9.60% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Income from philately as a percentage of total income | 0.48% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Average number of collections from boxes per working day in urban areas | 1.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of letter-boxes | 10.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Average number of deliveries per working day in urban areas | 2.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Average number of deliveries per week in rural areas | 3.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of post office boxes | 6,781.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 45.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 39.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 55.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Percentage of the population without postal services | 6.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Domestic quality standard for priority mail | 2.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Domestic quality target for priority mail | 85.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Annual performance level | 75.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 272,118.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 311,622.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 306,139.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of copies of newspapers, domestic service | 98,261.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Basic tariff for a domestic priority letter (first weight step) | 0.29 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of express items, domestic service | 14,867.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 2,317.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 2,063.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 1,067.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 183.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of payments, international service - receipt | 97,603.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Domestic and international dispatch, all categories together | 55,570.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of money orders | 4,489.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Total number of payments, domestic service | 4,489.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of payments, international service - dispatch | 31,989.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2015 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 11,366.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2014 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2014 | Population (millions) | 522.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2013 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2013 | Population (millions) | 499.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2012 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2012 | Population (millions) | 505.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2011 | Area of territory (km²) | 4,033.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 2011 | Population (millions) | 501.00 |
