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Seychelles

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64/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$2.25B
2026▼ 2.9%
Population
122,730
2025▲ 1.1%
GDP per Capita
$17,675
2026▼ 4.4%
Life Expectancy
76.3 years
2024▲ 1.2%
Seychelles in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Seychelles· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Seychelles

Seychelles's GDP is $2.25B (2026), with a population of 122,730, and GDP per capita of $17,675. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 1.5%, inflation at 2.6%, unemployment at 2.6%, government debt at 55.0% of GDP, life expectancy of 76.3 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy29 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$2.25B2026▼ 2.9%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)1.5%2026▼ 70.6%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$17,6752026▼ 4.4%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$4.57B2026▲ 4.4%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$35,8552026▲ 2.9%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$2.33B2025▲ 7.7%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$19,2002025▲ 8.5%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$34,9302025▲ 8.1%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)14.3%2025▲ 6.9%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)67.9%2025▼ 1.4%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)2.6%2025▼ 1.1%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)25.1%2025▲ 3.0%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)69.3%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)18.7%2025▼ 12.2%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)2.5%2024▼ 64.1%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)2.6%2025▼ 11.1%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)5.4%2025▲ 6.9%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$12,2522021▲ 14.3%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-13.0%2025▲ 11.3%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.1%2021▼ 8.2%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.12%2021▼ 8.2%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$342.5M2025▲ 14.5%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$30,6392025▲ 4.6%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$17,3792025▲ 4.6%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary16 indicators · 2024–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.6%2026▲ 766.7%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)55.0%2026▲ 6.8%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-2.1%2026▼ 110.0%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-7.8%2026▼ 20.0%IMF
Total Investment (% of GDP)25.1%2026▲ 2.9%IMF
Gross National Savings (% of GDP)17.3%2026▼ 3.6%IMF
Unemployment Rate (%)2.6%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)0.3%2025▼ 4.5%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)7.1%2025▲ 5.7%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)9.9%2025▲ 0.5%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)2.5%2025▲ 3.5%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$773.7M2024▲ 13.3%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)3.72024▲ 15.8%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)14.732025▲ 1.3%WB
PPP Conversion Factor7.992025▼ 0.2%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)84.7%2025▲ 2.2%WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)172.3%2025▼ 2.0%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)79.6%2025▼ 1.2%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)92.7%2025▼ 2.8%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$1.90B2025▲ 5.8%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$2.21B2025▲ 4.2%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$550.0M2025▼ 1.3%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$1.52B2025▲ 5.1%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)10.1%2024▼ 8.1%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-1.9%2024▼ 2.1%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$226.1M2024▼ 5.7%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$11.9M2024▲ 4.6%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.5%2024▲ 2.0%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)0.1%2024▲ 134.1%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-7.5%2024▼ 4.7%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-166.2M2024▼ 7.4%WB
▶Finance7 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)27.1%2025▼ 25.6%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$646.4M2025▼ 20.3%WB
Stocks Traded, Total Value (% of GDP)3.5%2025▲ 2870.2%WB
Listed Domestic Companies152025▼ 34.8%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)7.3%2025▼ 3.2%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)4.7%2025▼ 12.7%WB
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)17.7%2023—WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)322023—WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)8.4%2023—WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)60.6%2023—WB
Firms with a Female Top Manager (%)26.3%2023—WB
Firms Offering Training (%)37.6%2023—WB
Time to Obtain an Operating License (days)12.42023—WB
Firms Competing with Unregistered Firms (%)41.6%2023—WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population122,7302025▲ 1.1%WB
Population Growth (%)1.1%2025▼ 14.0%WB
Population Density (per km²)2602023▼ 0.1%WB
Surface Area (sq km)4602023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)4602023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)45.5%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Urban Population (total)55,8212025▲ 1.6%WB
Rural Population (%)54.5%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth76.3 years2024▲ 1.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male72.1 years2024▼ 0.1%WB
Life Expectancy, Female80.7 years2024▲ 2.4%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.92024▼ 15.1%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)112024▼ 15.4%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)72024▼ 4.1%WB
Net Migration1,5902025▼ 9.0%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)19.8%2025▼ 0.9%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)71.5%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)8.7%2025▲ 2.4%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)39.9%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)12.2%2025▲ 2.4%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)27.6%2025▼ 0.9%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)198.12024▲ 3.0%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)100.72024▲ 5.3%WB
▶Labor3 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)65.1%2024▲ 2.8%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)9.3%2024▼ 37.2%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)16.9%2024▼ 16.9%WB
▶Education17 indicators · 2016–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)4.5%2023▲ 21.7%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)10.7%2025▼ 18.7%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)93.4%2024▼ 3.9%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)70.8%2024▼ 4.6%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)14.5%2024▲ 3.6%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)94.2%2024▲ 0.2%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)93.2%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary6992024▲ 112.5%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary3232024▲ 50.9%WB
Primary School Teachers6712024▼ 3.0%WB
Secondary School Teachers7132024▲ 1.7%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary142018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary112018—WB
Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)30.6%2016—WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)95.3%2023▼ 0.5%WB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)27.1%2016—WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)21.6%2016—WB
▶Health44 indicators · 2012–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.5%2023▲ 1.9%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$7662023▲ 8.3%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)3.1%2023▲ 5.0%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)28.0%2023▼ 6.7%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)6.62022▲ 81.6%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)7.32023▲ 0.4%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)2.62023▼ 1.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)142024▼ 2.1%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)8.32024▼ 2.4%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)422023▼ 52.8%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)12.92024▼ 2.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)152024▼ 2.0%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)25.7%2021—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)69.0%2021▼ 12.4%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)5.3%2021—WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024▲ 4.3%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)94.0%2024▼ 3.1%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)172024▼ 5.6%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)30.4%2024▼ 1.0%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)4.2%2024▼ 4.5%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)4.32021▼ 35.4%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)10.22020—WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)74.011966642021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)19.420448072021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)64.721450072021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)12.8719337212024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)13.9585637032024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)8.3415793012024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)0.7305944552023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)172024—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)13.9478652022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)982025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)982025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)982025—WHO
Physicians (total)2132024▼ 52.3%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel8082024▼ 13.8%WHO
Dentists (total)402024▼ 9.1%WHO
Pharmacists (total)1042024▲ 92.6%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)4.32012—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)7.92012—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)3.82012—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)802023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)6.62021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)766.287780762023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)7.22024▲ 3.2%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)12024▲ 4.6%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)4.5%2021—WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)1.9%2022▲ 11.8%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)100.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)9.32023▼ 4.1%WB
Forest Area (%)73.3%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)3372023▲ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)0.3%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)32.6%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)32.6%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)97.7%2024▲ 0.2%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)99.7%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)9.6575753582023—WHO
Air Pollution Mortality (household + ambient, age-standardized)23.5592021—WHO
▶Agriculture7 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)3.4%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)149.82022▼ 0.9%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)101.82022▼ 0.8%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)189.72022▼ 1.0%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)135,6632024▼ 2.6%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)573.32023▲ 13.2%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)2.5%2023▲ 0.0%WB
▶Technology10 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)87.8%2024▲ 2.1%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1262024▼ 2.8%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)31.62024▲ 2.7%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)139,583.42024▲ 165.3%WB
Patent Applications, Residents32020—WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents282021—WB
Scientific Journal Articles152023▼ 29.9%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$1,0822024▲ 52.2%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)0.6%2024▲ 9.6%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$10.5M2024▲ 2.5%WB
▶Infrastructure5 indicators · 2019–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried236,9172023▲ 8.8%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)1.22023▼ 30.8%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)154,4232019—WB
Electricity from Oil (%)95.5%2021—WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender7 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)26.5%2025▲ 28.6%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)63.3%2024▲ 3.3%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%)104.6%2018—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)53.52024▼ 1.9%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%)104.3%2018—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.092021—WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education1.032021▼ 1.2%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption1.632023▼ 4.1%WB
Government Effectiveness0.622023▼ 5.6%WB
Political Stability0.762023▲ 0.1%WB
Regulatory Quality0.212023▼ 35.6%WB
Rule of Law0.432023▼ 6.2%WB
Voice & Accountability0.562023▼ 6.7%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)93.9%2023▼ 0.5%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)70.8%2023▼ 3.2%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)63.7%2023▼ 3.6%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)73.9%2023▲ 1.8%WB
▶Military5 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)1.2%2024▼ 20.7%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$26.9M2024▼ 19.2%WB
Armed Forces Personnel02020—WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)3.4%2024▼ 24.4%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)82022▲ 96.0%WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2010–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.632020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.592010—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.572010—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School9.7 years2020—WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals124,5002020—WB
International Tourism, Departures19,0002020—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$228.0M2020—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$39.0M2020—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)18.4%2020—WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$7.0M2020—WB
▶Urban Development4 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)1.6%2025▼ 10.7%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)48.7%2022—WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.8%2025▼ 19.3%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)64.7%2024▲ 0.2%WHO

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