Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita

Seychelles
16,773 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
420.94 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Seychelles rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
29th

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time

  • Seychelles
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 16,773 constant 2015 US$ per person against 420.94 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16,352 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 39.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 172 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 6,271 constant 2015 US$ per person 261.86 constant 2015 US$ per person 6,009 constant 2015 US$ per person Seychelles
2000s 8,551 constant 2015 US$ per person 402.77 constant 2015 US$ per person 8,149 constant 2015 US$ per person Seychelles
2010s 15,256 constant 2015 US$ per person 420.1 constant 2015 US$ per person 14,836 constant 2015 US$ per person Seychelles
2020s 16,286 constant 2015 US$ per person 398.65 constant 2015 US$ per person 15,888 constant 2015 US$ per person Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per capita, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Seychelles, at 16,773 constant 2015 US$ per person against 420.94 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per capita between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
16,352 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
Seychelles ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 9,095 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.