Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average in Seychelles
Seychelles: Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average was 22.22 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in Seychelles, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Seychelles is 22.22 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Seychelles peaked at 27.94 Percentage of taxable income in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.91 Percentage of taxable income, in 2024.
Seychelles ranks 58th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.66 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 26.45 Percentage of taxable income | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.48 Percentage of taxable income | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.45 Percentage of taxable income | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 27.94 Percentage of taxable income | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 23.16 Percentage of taxable income | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 22.22 Percentage of taxable income | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 21.91 Percentage of taxable income | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 22.22 Percentage of taxable income | +1.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 22.22 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.64 Percentage of taxable income, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 22.22 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.08 Percentage of taxable income, 65% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.53 Percentage of taxable income | 26.45 Percentage of taxable income | 26.66 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.82 Percentage of taxable income | 21.91 Percentage of taxable income | 27.94 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 55 Canada 23.39 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 56 Netherlands 23.31 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 57 South Africa 23.05 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 59 Egypt 22.1 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 60 Saudi Arabia 21.98 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 61 Israel 21.71 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -35.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -44.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 59.81 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -47.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 43.67 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Seychelles?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Seychelles was 22.22 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 27.94 Percentage of taxable income in 2021.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.91 Percentage of taxable income in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average?
- Seychelles ranks 58th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.