Bahamas vs Seychelles: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Bahamas
35.0%
in 2024
Seychelles
46.9%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
10th
Seychelles rank
9th
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 46.9% against 35.0% in Bahamas, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Seychelles ahead.
Bahamas ranks 10th and Seychelles ranks 9th of 191 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.4% | 33.6% | 5.2% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 34.1% | 13.5% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 40.9% | 17.0% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 39.8% | 17.2% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp, Bahamas or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 46.9% against 35.0% in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Bahamas and Seychelles?
- 11.9%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Seychelles?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Seychelles rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 10th and Seychelles ranks 9th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.