According to research by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), Cape Verde features in the top ten countries in the world for long-term tourism growth (2014–2024).  

Samantha Gore, sales manager for international estate agents uv10.com, says property investors are already benefiting: “Whilst many still struggle to place Cape Verde on a map, this beautiful archipelago of ten islands is punching above its weight in tourism terms. Not only does the WTTC place the so-called European Caribbean in its top ten for long-term tourism growth, but the Islands’ own National Institute of Statistics state that tourism is up 115% since 2000 and officials expect one million visitors in 2014.”

Figures from the WTTC also show that travel and tourism directly contributed 16.2% towards Cape Verde’s total GDP in 2013 and this is expected to rise to 20% of total GDP by 2024. Meanwhile, in 2013 travel and tourism directly supported 32,000 jobs, 14.5% of total employment. By 2024 this is expected to increase to 64,000 jobs or 23.3% of total employment.