Adjusted savings: gross savings in Seychelles
Seychelles: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 7.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Seychelles, 1976–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in Seychelles stood at 7.4%.
That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Seychelles peaked at 49.3% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2020.
That places Seychelles 167th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30.5% | — |
| 1977 | 46.4% | +52.1% |
| 1978 | 49.3% | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 28.1% | -43.0% |
| 1980 | 33.6% | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 23.0% | -31.6% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | -52.5% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | +65.0% |
| 1984 | 30.7% | +70.3% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 32.6% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 36.0% | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 36.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 29.6% | -18.8% |
| 1990 | 22.5% | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 20.8% | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 25.2% | +26.5% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | +37.8% |
| 1997 | 20.6% | -30.2% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | +37.8% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -58.5% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +65.0% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +98.4% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -70.3% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +82.7% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.6% | 28.1% | 49.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 10.9% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 17.6% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 8.1% | 22.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 7.1% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.6808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1652 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,213 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9267 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 18,024 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 13.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Seychelles?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Seychelles was 7.4% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 1978.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Seychelles ranks 167th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.