Expense in Seychelles
Seychelles: Expense was 24.6% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Expense in Seychelles, 1985–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Seychelles is 24.6%, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Seychelles peaked at 48.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2008.
That places Seychelles 86th out of 157 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Expense in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 40.6% | — |
| 1986 | 41.5% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 43.4% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 42.3% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 44.5% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 45.6% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 44.4% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.4% | 40.6% | 44.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 41.8% | 48.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 24.6% | 40.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 279,050 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 11.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 10 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 7.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1512 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 2,940 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Seychelles?
- Expense in Seychelles was 24.6% in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2008.
- How does Seychelles rank for expense?
- Seychelles ranks 86th out of 157 countries with data for 2008.
- Is expense rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.