Cape Verde's tourism prices rose 7.5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, 4.0 percentage points faster than in the second quarter, statistics agency INE said on October 21. Hotel prices increased 10.1%, while restaurant prices gained 1.9%. Boa Vista recorded the largest rise among the islands at 8.6%, ahead of Sal at 6.3%, INE's press note showed.
Analysis: Tourism prices outpaced September consumer inflation of 2.7%. The rise was the largest since mid-2025, when it reached 8.9%. Hotels led the latest rise, with rates up 10.1%. Guest arrivals had increased 9.2% in the second quarter even as overnight stays declined 0.6%, but the available data do not establish why prices rose. Third-quarter guest and overnight-stay figures, scheduled by INE for November 4, may show whether the pattern of more visitors but shorter stays continued.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE Cabo Verde), INE Cabo Verde, Índice de Preços Turísticos - 3º Trimestre 2026, press note (October 21, 2026), Q3 2026; Expresso das Ilhas, Expresso das Ilhas, October 21, 2026, reporting INE's Índice de Preços Turísticos - 3º Trimestre 2026, Q3 2026; INE Cabo Verde, INE, Nota de imprensa: Índice de Preços no Consumidor Nacional - Setembro de 2026, September 2026; INE Cabo Verde, INE, Estatísticas do Turismo - Movimentação de Hóspedes - 2º Trimestre 2026, Q2 2026