External balance on goods and services in Seychelles
Seychelles: External balance on goods and services was -4.14 billion constant LCU in 2025. βΌ Falling
External balance on goods and services in Seychelles, 2014β2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant LCU.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded -4.14 billion constant LCU for external balance on goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 195.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Seychelles peaked at -1.40 billion constant LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, -5.28 billion constant LCU, in 2021.
Seychelles ranks 85th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -2.25 billion constant LCU | -2.82 billion constant LCU | -1.40 billion constant LCU | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.09 billion constant LCU | -5.28 billion constant LCU | -2.46 billion constant LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 82 New Zealand -3.69 billion constant LCU compare
- 83 Portugal -3.84 billion constant LCU compare
- 84 Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip -3.92 billion constant LCU compare
- 86 Croatia -4.21 billion constant LCU compare
- 87 Greenland -4.64 billion constant LCU compare
- 88 Solomon Islands -4.73 billion constant LCU compare
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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.049 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 20.43 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 14.91 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.067 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.8935 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 17,379 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Seychelles?
- External balance on goods and services in Seychelles was -4.14 billion constant LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was -1.40 billion constant LCU in 2015.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.28 billion constant LCU in 2021.
- How does Seychelles rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Seychelles ranks 85th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 195.4%. 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 External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.