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Seychelles

High income · Population 121,354.00 · GDP 2,167,239,562.46
HistorySaid – pattern

Seychelles matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2009. 4 pattern matches detected historically. View →

HistorySaid – ranking

Seychelles ranks 17th globally by GDP ($2.2B in 2024). View →

HistorySaid – inflation

Inflation in Seychelles rose from -1.0% (2023) to 0.3% (2024) – a 1.3pp shift. View →

HistorySaid – population

Seychelles has a population of 121,354 as of 2024 (growth: 1.32%). View →

Economy & Growth
GDP $2.2B GDP per Capita $17,859 GDP Growth 3.47%
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Agriculture Value Added 2.44% 2.50% 2.45% 2.67% Trend 2.77% Trend 2.87% Trend
GDP $2.0B $2.2B $2.2B $2.2B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $2.2B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $2.3B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $2.5B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $2.6B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $2.7B IMF WEO Oct 2025
GDP Deflator 1.57% 4.09% -0.74% -0.60% Trend -1.67% Trend -2.73% Trend
GDP Growth 12.71% 2.26% 3.47% 3.90% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.20% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.37% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.43% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.46% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.48% IMF WEO Oct 2025
GDP PPP $3.6B $3.8B $4.0B $4.3B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $4.5B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $4.7B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $5.0B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $5.2B IMF WEO Oct 2025 $5.5B IMF WEO Oct 2025
GDP per Capita $16,837 $18,263 $17,859 $21,956 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $21,940 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $22,634 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $23,523 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $24,455 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $25,435 IMF WEO Oct 2025
GDP per Capita PPP $29,973 $31,781 $33,239 $42,110 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $43,849 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $45,680 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $47,590 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $49,657 IMF WEO Oct 2025 $51,887 IMF WEO Oct 2025
GNI $2.0B $2.1B $2.1B $2.5B Trend $2.7B Trend $2.9B Trend
GNI per Capita $14,700 $16,400 $17,460 $17,453 Trend $18,010 Trend $18,567 Trend
Gross Savings 4.61% 2.96% -5.02% 18.76% IMF WEO Oct 2025 18.34% IMF WEO Oct 2025 18.06% IMF WEO Oct 2025 17.67% IMF WEO Oct 2025 17.68% IMF WEO Oct 2025 18.08% IMF WEO Oct 2025
Industry Value Added 11.98% 13.16% 12.29% 11.93% Trend 11.67% Trend 11.42% Trend
Services Value Added 68.54% 67.32% 65.77% 65.08% Trend 63.92% Trend 62.77% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Prices & Inflation
Inflation Rate 0.31% Consumer Price Index 147.09 PPP Conversion Factor 7.81
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Consumer Price Index 148.16 146.63 147.09 153.57 Trend 156.91 Trend 160.25 Trend
Inflation Rate 2.63% -1.04% 0.31% 0.44% IMF WEO Oct 2025 1.09% IMF WEO Oct 2025 2.05% IMF WEO Oct 2025 2.46% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.03% IMF WEO Oct 2025 3.00% IMF WEO Oct 2025
PPP Conversion Factor 8.02 8.06 7.81 7.84 Trend 7.77 Trend 7.70 Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Population
Population 121,354 Population Growth 1.31% Population Density 260.4
Indicator 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 2027 2028
Birth Rate 13.0 11.2 Trend 10.3 Trend
Death Rate 7.3 7.6 Trend 7.6 Trend
Dependency Ratio 39.80 39.84 40.09 Trend 40.24 Trend 40.39 Trend
Fertility Rate 2.02 1.84 Trend 1.75 Trend
Life Expectancy 75.0 74.0 Trend 73.8 Trend
Net Migration 1,809 1,747 1,590 1,494 Trend 1,391 Trend 1,288 Trend
Population 119,773 121,354 131,635 Trend 138,265 Trend 144,895 Trend
Population Density 260.4 289.7 Trend 304.0 Trend
Population Growth -0.09% 1.31% 0.67% Trend 0.65% Trend 0.63% Trend
Refugee Population
Urban Population 45.10% 45.29% 45.58% Trend 45.83% Trend 46.08% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Employment
Government
Tax Revenue 22.08% Government Spending 24.62% Military Spending 1.18%
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Budget Deficit -0.76% -1.15% -0.69% -2.10% IMF WEO Oct 2025 -2.19% IMF WEO Oct 2025 -1.44% IMF WEO Oct 2025 -0.86% IMF WEO Oct 2025 -0.31% IMF WEO Oct 2025 -0.28% IMF WEO Oct 2025
Education Spending
Government Debt to GDP 60.01% 55.29% 57.61% 56.71% IMF WEO Oct 2025 58.38% IMF WEO Oct 2025 57.25% IMF WEO Oct 2025 53.97% IMF WEO Oct 2025 50.07% IMF WEO Oct 2025 46.63% IMF WEO Oct 2025
Government Revenue 30.54% 31.72% 33.08% 34.21% IMF WEO Oct 2025 34.67% IMF WEO Oct 2025 34.70% IMF WEO Oct 2025 34.44% IMF WEO Oct 2025 34.41% IMF WEO Oct 2025 34.46% IMF WEO Oct 2025
Government Spending
Health Spending 4.40% 4.48% 4.44% Trend 4.35% Trend
Military Spending 1.14% 1.49% 1.18% 1.12% Trend 0.99% Trend 0.85% Trend
Tax Revenue
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Debt
Indicator 2006 2007 2008
Debt Service
Domestic Credit
External Debt
External Debt to GNI
Interest Payments to Revenue 17.39% 19.16% 14.08%
Short-term Debt
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Money
Lending Rate 9.81% Deposit Rate 2.39% Real Interest Rate 10.63%
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Credit to GDP
Deposit Rate 1.67% 1.90% 2.39% 1.53% Trend 1.22% Trend 0.92% Trend
Lending Rate 9.10% 9.53% 9.81% 8.87% Trend 8.55% Trend 8.23% Trend
M2 Money Supply Growth 0.60% 5.73% 7.40% -1.47% Trend -4.35% Trend -7.24% Trend
Non-Performing Loans
Real Interest Rate 7.42% 5.23% 10.63% 9.55% Trend 10.37% Trend 11.18% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Currency
Exchange Rate 14.53 Foreign Reserves $773.7M
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Exchange Rate 14.27 14.02 14.53 12.75 Trend 11.84 Trend 10.93 Trend
Foreign Reserves $639.0M $682.8M $773.7M $794.0M Trend $834.8M Trend $875.6M Trend
Real Effective Exchange Rate
Reserves in Months of Imports 3.2 3.2 3.7 2.8 Trend 2.5 Trend 2.1 Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Trade
Exports $2.3B Imports $2.4B Trade Balance $-390.8M
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Current Account Balance -7.02% -7.07% -8.11% -6.62% IMF WEO Oct 2025 -6.86% IMF WEO Oct 2025 -7.64% IMF WEO Oct 2025 -8.05% IMF WEO Oct 2025 -8.08% IMF WEO Oct 2025 -7.98% IMF WEO Oct 2025
Exports $2.2B $2.4B $2.3B $2.8B Trend $3.1B Trend $3.4B Trend
FDI Inflows 9.41% 10.96% 10.43% 12.64% Trend 13.91% Trend 15.18% Trend
FDI Outflows -1.81% -1.81% -1.63% -0.67% Trend -0.06% Trend 0.54% Trend
Imports $2.3B $2.5B $2.4B $2.9B Trend $3.2B Trend $3.4B Trend
Remittances Received $10.9M $11.4M $11.9M $12.5M Trend $13.1M Trend $13.7M Trend
Tourism Receipts
Trade Balance $-193.4M $-306.5M $-390.8M $-357.2M Trend $-375.1M Trend $-393.0M Trend
Trade Openness 189.83% 180.83% 188.37% 199.30% Trend 205.99% Trend 212.67% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Financial Markets
Market Capitalization 37.42% Stock Turnover Ratio 0.32% Listed Companies 23
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Interest Rate Spread 7.43% 7.63% 7.42% 7.34% Trend 7.33% Trend 7.31% Trend
Listed Companies 46 24 23 19 Trend 13 Trend 8 Trend
Market Capitalization 60.24% 29.94% 37.42% 13.39% Trend -1.98% Trend -17.36% Trend
Stock Turnover Ratio 0.65% 2.00% 0.32% 1.04% Trend 1.12% Trend 1.20% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Political Stability
Political Stability 0.76 Government Effectiveness 0.62 Regulatory Quality 0.21
Indicator 2021 2022 2023 2025 2026
Control of Corruption 1.60 1.70 1.63 1.98 Trend 2.11 Trend
Government Effectiveness 0.90 0.66 0.62 0.69 Trend 0.69 Trend
Political Stability 0.74 0.76 0.76 0.83 Trend 0.86 Trend
Regulatory Quality 0.01 0.33 0.21 0.39 Trend 0.45 Trend
Rule of Law 0.30 0.46 0.43 0.57 Trend 0.63 Trend
Voice and Accountability 0.63 0.60 0.56 0.76 Trend 0.82 Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Health
Health Expenditure per Capita $766 Infant Mortality Rate 13.1 Maternal Mortality Ratio 42.00
Indicator 2021 2022 2023 2025 2026
Health Expenditure per Capita $630 $707 $766 $777 Trend $799 Trend
Hospital Beds 2.74 2.68 2.63 2.50 Trend 2.44 Trend
Infant Mortality Rate 13.5 13.3 13.1 12.9 Trend 12.8 Trend
Maternal Mortality Ratio 74.00 89.00 42.00 71.20 Trend 73.80 Trend
Physicians 3.63 6.60 7.33 Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Education
Literacy Rate 93.95% Tertiary Enrollment 14.53% Education Spending 4.45%
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Education Spending 3.66% 4.45% 4.65% Trend 4.78% Trend
Literacy Rate
Primary Enrollment 97.77% 97.14% 93.38% 86.20% Trend 80.80% Trend 75.39% Trend
Tertiary Enrollment 13.93% 14.03% 14.53% 7.97% Trend 4.21% Trend 0.44% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Energy
Renewable Energy 1.90%
Indicator 2021 2022 2023 2025 2026
CO2 Emissions
CO2 per Capita
Electricity Access 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% Trend 100.00% Trend
Energy Use per Capita
Forest Area 73.26% 73.26% 73.26% 73.26% Trend 73.26% Trend
Renewable Energy 1.70% 1.90% 2.41% Trend
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Technology
Internet Users 87.40% Mobile Subscriptions 184.90 R&D Spending 0.20%
Indicator 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
High-tech Exports 25.04% 0.04% 0.09% 3.45% Trend 2.48% Trend 1.51% Trend
Internet Users 87.04% 87.40% 94.17% Trend 96.55% Trend
Mobile Subscriptions 163.43 184.90 183.58 Trend 188.72 Trend
Patent Applications
R&D Spending
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.
Inequality
Gini Index 32.1 Poverty Rate 0.70% Income Share Top 10% 23.90%
Indicator 2006 2013 2018
Gini Index 42.8 46.8 32.1
Income Share Bottom 10% 2.40% 1.90% 2.60%
Income Share Top 10% 33.70% 39.90% 23.90%
Poverty Rate 0.60% 1.60% 0.70%
Italic values are IMF World Economic Outlook projections.