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Seychelles: GDP per capita and life expectancy2000 to 2024
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192 countries · log scale on X world Seychelles· line: Seychelles, 2000 to 2024Each dot is a country's latest readings: GDP per capita mostly 2026 (IMF projection), life expectancy 2024.
▶About Seychelles

Seychelles' GDP is $2.37B (2026, IMF projection), with a population of 122,730 (2025) and GDP per capita of $19,157 (2026, IMF projection). Key indicators: real GDP growth of 1.0%, inflation at 0.9%, unemployment at 2.6% and government debt at 52.7% of GDP (all 2026, IMF projections); life expectancy of 76.3 years (2024). Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy29 indicators · 2021 to 2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
GDP (Current USD)$2.37B2026 (IMF projection)▲ 1.7%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)1.0%2026 (IMF projection)▼ 4.8 ppIMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$19,1572026 (IMF projection)▲ 0.8%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$4.59B2026 (IMF projection)▲ 4.4%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$37,1832026 (IMF projection)▲ 3.5%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026 (IMF projection)0.00 ppIMF
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▲ 0.9 ppWB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)67.9%2025▼ 1.0 ppWB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)2.6%20250.0 ppWB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)25.1%2025▲ 0.7 ppWB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)69.3%2025▲ 0.2 ppWB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)18.7%2025▼ 2.6 ppWB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)2.6%2025▲ 0.1 ppWB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)2.6%2025▼ 0.3 ppWB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)5.4%2025▲ 0.4 ppWB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$12,2522021▲ 14.3%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-13.0%2025▲ 1.7 ppWB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%20210.00 ppWB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%20210.00 ppWB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%20210.00 ppWB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%20210.00 ppWB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.1%20210.0 ppWB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.12%2021▼ 0.01 ppWB
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 & Monetary24 indicators · 2008 to 2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)0.9%2026 (IMF projection)▲ 0.6 ppIMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)52.7%2026 (IMF projection)▲ 1.5 ppIMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-1.9%2026 (IMF projection)▼ 0.9 ppIMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-8.5%2026 (IMF projection)▼ 0.8 ppIMF
Total Investment (% of GDP)25.9%2026 (IMF projection)▼ 0.5 ppIMF
Gross National Savings (% of GDP)17.4%2026 (IMF projection)▼ 1.2 ppIMF
Unemployment Rate (%)2.6%2026 (IMF projection)0.0 ppIMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)0.3%20250.0 ppWB
Real Interest Rate (%)7.1%2025▲ 0.4 ppWB
Lending Interest Rate (%)9.9%20250.0 ppWB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)2.5%2025▲ 0.1 ppWB
Central Government Debt (% of GDP)174.7%2008–WB
Government Revenue Excluding Grants (% of GDP)29.5%2008▲ 1.3 ppWB
Government Expense (% of GDP)24.6%2008▼ 5.8 ppWB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)22.1%2008▼ 0.2 ppWB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)36.0%2008▼ 6.6 ppWB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)12.4%2008▼ 2.5 ppWB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)15.8%2008▼ 0.7 ppWB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)2.6%2008▼ 2.0 ppWB
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▲ 1.8 ppWB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024 to 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Trade (% of GDP)172.3%2025▼ 3.6 ppWB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)79.6%2025▼ 1.0 ppWB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)92.7%2025▼ 2.6 ppWB
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)10.0%2025▼ 0.2 ppWB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-2.0%2025▼ 0.1 ppWB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$238.6M2025▲ 5.5%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$12.5M2025▲ 4.7%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.5%20250.0 ppWB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)0.1%2024▲ 0.1 ppWB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-5.7%2025▲ 1.8 ppWB
Current Account Balance (USD)-$135.1M2025▲ $31.1MWB
▶External Debt2 indicators · 2017 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)1.0%2017▲ 0.6 ppWB
Net ODA Received (USD)$16.2M2017▲ 179.4%WB
▶Finance8 indicators · 2016 to 2025 · WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Time to Get Electricity (days)322023–WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2023 · WB
▶People23 indicators · 2024 to 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Population122,7302025▲ 1.1%WB
Population Growth (%)1.1%2025▼ 0.2 ppWB
Population Density (per km²)2662024▲ 1.3%WB
Surface Area (sq km)45720240.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)45720240.0%WB
Urban Population (%)45.5%2025▲ 0.2 ppWB
Urban Population (total)55,8212025▲ 1.6%WB
Rural Population (%)54.5%2025▼ 0.2 ppWB
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▼ 0.2 ppWB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)71.5%20250.0 ppWB
Population Ages 65+ (%)8.7%2025▲ 0.2 ppWB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)39.9%20250.0 ppWB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)12.2%2025▲ 0.3 ppWB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)27.6%2025▼ 0.3 ppWB
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 · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)64.5%2025▼ 0.5 ppWB
Part-Time Employment (%)10.0%2025▼ 1.2 ppWB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)17.8%2025▲ 0.9 ppWB
▶Education21 indicators · 2010 to 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Education Spending (% of GDP)4.5%2023▲ 0.8 ppWB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)10.7%2025▼ 2.5 ppWB
Adult Literacy Rate (%)93.9%2010▲ 2.1 ppsince 2002WB
Female Literacy Rate (%)94.4%2010▲ 2.2 ppsince 2002WB
Male Literacy Rate (%)93.5%2010▲ 2.0 ppsince 2002WB
Youth Literacy Rate (%)99.0%2010▼ 0.1 ppsince 2002WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)93.4%2024▼ 3.8 ppWB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)70.8%2024▼ 3.4 ppWB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)14.5%2024▲ 0.5 ppWB
Primary Completion Rate (%)94.2%2024▲ 0.2 ppWB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)93.2%20240.0 ppWB
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▲ 3.2%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary112018▼ 7.0%WB
Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)30.6%2016▼ 6.9 ppsince 2014WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)95.3%2023▼ 0.5 ppWB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)27.1%2016▼ 5.2 ppsince 2014WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)21.6%2016▲ 20.5 ppsince 2014WB
▶Health46 indicators · 2012 to 2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.5%2023▲ 0.1 ppWHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$7662023▲ 8.3%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)3.1%2023▲ 0.2 ppWHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)28.0%2023▼ 2.0 ppWHO
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▲ 12.8 ppWHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)69.0%2021▼ 9.7 ppWHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)5.3%2021▼ 3.1 ppWHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024▲ 4.0 ppWHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)94.0%2024▼ 3.0 ppWHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)172024▼ 5.6%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)7.9%2012–WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)10.2%2012–WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)30.4%2024▼ 0.3 ppWHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)4.2%2024▼ 0.2 ppWHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)4.32021▼ 35.4%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)10.22020▼ 15.0%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)74.0 years2021–WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)19.4 years2021–WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)64.7 years2021–WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)12.92024–WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)142024–WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)8.32024–WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)12023–WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)172024–WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)13.9%2022–WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)98%2025–WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)98%2025–WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)98%2025–WHO
Physicians (total)2132024▼ 52.3%since 2021WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel8082024▼ 13.8%WHO
Dentists (total)402024▼ 9.1%since 2022WHO
Pharmacists (total)1042024▲ 92.6%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)4.3%2012–WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)7.9%2012–WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)3.8%2012–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$)$7662023–WHO
▶Energy & Environment17 indicators · 2007 to 2025 · WB / WHO
▶Agriculture8 indicators · 2003 to 2024 · WB
▶Technology12 indicators · 2005 to 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Internet Users (%)87.8%2024▲ 1.8 ppWB
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
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.20%2016▼ 0.08 ppsince 2005WB
Patent Applications, Residents120230.0%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents142023▼ 41.7%WB
Scientific Journal Articles152023▼ 29.9%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$1,0822024▲ 52.2%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)1.2%2025▲ 0.5 ppWB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$22.3M2025▲ 111.7%WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)1472005–WB
▶Infrastructure5 indicators · 2019 to 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
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▲ 45.6%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)95.5%2021▼ 1.5 ppWB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%20210.0 ppWB
▶Gender7 indicators · 2018 to 2025 · WB
▶Governance12 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Control of Corruption1.232025▼ 0.01WB
Government Effectiveness0.772025▲ 0.12WB
Political Stability1.172025▲ 0.23WB
Regulatory Quality0.312025▼ 0.07WB
Rule of Law0.5820250WB
Voice & Accountability0.682025▲ 0.01WB
Control of Corruption Score (0-100)72.82025▼ 0.1WB
Government Effectiveness Score (0-100)682025▲ 2.4WB
Political Stability Score (0-100)86.12025▲ 4.1WB
Regulatory Quality Score (0-100)60.92025▼ 1.2WB
Rule of Law Score (0-100)68.220250WB
Voice & Accountability Score (0-100)70.22025▲ 0.2WB
▶Military5 indicators · 2020 to 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Military Spending (% of GDP)1.2%20250.0 ppWB
Military Expenditure (USD)$28.4M2025▲ 2.7%WB
Armed Forces Personnel020200WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)3.4%2025▼ 0.3 ppWB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)82022▲ 96.0%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2018 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Poverty at $3.00/day (2021 PPP, %)0.7%2018▼ 0.9 ppsince 2013WB
Poverty at $4.20/day (2021 PPP, %)1.4%2018▼ 2.2 ppsince 2013WB
Poverty at $8.30/day (2021 PPP, %)8.4%2018▼ 3.6 ppsince 2013WB
Poverty Headcount, National (%)25.3%2018▼ 14.0 ppsince 2013WB
Gini Index32.12018▼ 31.4%since 2013WB
Income Share, Top 10%23.9%2018▼ 16.0 ppsince 2013WB
Income Share, Bottom 10%2.6%2018▲ 0.7 ppsince 2013WB
Income Share, Top 20%39.1%2018▼ 13.9 ppsince 2013WB
Income Share, Bottom 20%7.1%2018▲ 1.7 ppsince 2013WB
Growth in Survey Mean Income or Consumption, Total Population (%)-1.6%2018–WB
Survey Mean Income or Consumption (2021 PPP $/person/day)23.972018▼ 7.7%since 2013WB
Poverty Gap at $3.00/day (2021 PPP, %)0.2%2018▼ 0.5 ppsince 2013WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2010 to 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.632020▲ 0.4%since 2018WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.592010–WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.572010–WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School9.7 years2020▲ 0.3%since 2018WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
International Tourism, Arrivals124,5002020▼ 70.9%WB
International Tourism, Departures19,0002020▼ 75.0%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$228.0M2020▼ 63.1%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$39.0M2020▼ 64.2%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)18.4%2020▼ 11.3 ppWB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$7.0M2020▼ 75.0%WB
▶Urban Development4 indicators · 2022 to 2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearChangeSource
Urban Population Growth (%)1.6%2025▼ 0.2 ppWB
Population in Slums (% of urban)48.7%2022▼ 3.3 ppsince 2020WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.8%2025▼ 0.2 ppWB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)64.7%2024▲ 0.1 ppWHO
▶About these figures

Each row shows the latest figure available for Seychelles up to this year, with the year it refers to. Publishers release on different schedules, so the years differ from row to row.

IMF projection: a forecast from the IMF World Economic Outlook, revised at each release, not a measured value.

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