Adjusted savings: net national savings in Seychelles
Seychelles: Adjusted savings: net national savings was -3.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Seychelles, 1976–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings in Seychelles stood at -3.8%.
The figure is up 28.8% on the previous year and down 313.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Seychelles peaked at 43.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -5.4%, in 2020.
That places Seychelles 162nd out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 25.3% | — |
| 1977 | 41.2% | +62.6% |
| 1978 | 43.0% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 23.3% | -45.8% |
| 1980 | 28.9% | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 17.5% | -39.3% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | -72.0% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | +146.3% |
| 1984 | 24.7% | +104.3% |
| 1985 | 27.3% | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 26.2% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 22.8% | -22.4% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | -38.8% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | -31.0% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +21.4% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +43.3% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -25.6% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | +60.3% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | -50.8% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -38.0% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +102.2% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -39.0% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +49.2% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -29.0% |
| 2008 | -3.6% | -146.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -165.0% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +212.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -75.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -80.4% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +3520.3% |
| 2014 | -4.6% | -136.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -127.5% |
| 2016 | -2.8% | -319.5% |
| 2017 | -1.1% | -60.5% |
| 2018 | -2.4% | +112.8% |
| 2019 | -1.7% | -26.5% |
| 2020 | -5.4% | +209.4% |
| 2021 | -3.8% | -28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.2% | 23.3% | 43.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 22.3% | 4.9% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 6.0% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | -3.6% | 10.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -4.6% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.6% | -5.4% | -3.8% | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 16,685 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 21,987 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 323,768 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Seychelles?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Seychelles was -3.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.4% in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Seychelles ranks 162nd out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 313.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. 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.