As of 2019, the direct contribution of travel and tourism to total employment in Africa remained around 2.5 percent. From a country perspective, African islands, with an already existing thriving tourism market, had the highest shares of people employed within the sector. For instance, in Seychelles and Cape Verde, nearly 19 percent and 13 percent of employees worked directly with tourism, respectively.
Direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to total employment in Africa as of 2019, by country
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WTTC. (September 3, 2020). Direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to total employment in Africa as of 2019, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169991/share-of-travel-and-tourism-sector-in-the-employment-in-africa-by-country/
WTTC. "Direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to total employment in Africa as of 2019, by country." Chart. September 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169991/share-of-travel-and-tourism-sector-in-the-employment-in-africa-by-country/
WTTC. (2020). Direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to total employment in Africa as of 2019, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169991/share-of-travel-and-tourism-sector-in-the-employment-in-africa-by-country/
WTTC. "Direct Contribution of The Travel and Tourism Sector to Total Employment in Africa as of 2019, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169991/share-of-travel-and-tourism-sector-in-the-employment-in-africa-by-country/
WTTC, Direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to total employment in Africa as of 2019, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169991/share-of-travel-and-tourism-sector-in-the-employment-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to total employment in Africa as of 2019, by country [Graph], WTTC, September 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169991/share-of-travel-and-tourism-sector-in-the-employment-in-africa-by-country/
