DEC alternative conversion factor in Seychelles
Seychelles: DEC alternative conversion factor was 14.73 LCU per US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
DEC alternative conversion factor in Seychelles, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dec alternative conversion factor in Seychelles is 14.73 LCU per US$, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dec alternative conversion factor in Seychelles peaked at 17.62 LCU per US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.76 LCU per US$, in 1960.
That places Seychelles 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.93 LCU per US$ | 4.76 LCU per US$ | 5.56 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.19 LCU per US$ | 5.34 LCU per US$ | 7.64 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3 LCU per US$ | 5.38 LCU per US$ | 7.13 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.13 LCU per US$ | 4.76 LCU per US$ | 5.34 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.87 LCU per US$ | 5.4 LCU per US$ | 13.61 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.11 LCU per US$ | 11.98 LCU per US$ | 14.03 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.35 LCU per US$ | 14.02 LCU per US$ | 17.62 LCU per US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -13.0% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 17,379 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 5.4% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 2.13 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 17,379 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -171.17 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -11.62 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.31 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 360.87 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dec alternative conversion factor in Seychelles?
- Dec alternative conversion factor in Seychelles was 14.73 LCU per US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 17.62 LCU per US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 LCU per US$ in 1960.
- How does Seychelles rank for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Seychelles ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is dec alternative conversion factor rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.