Final consumption expenditure in Seychelles
Seychelles: Final consumption expenditure was 5.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Seychelles, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 5.4% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is down 55.2% on the previous year and up 199.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Seychelles peaked at 27.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -16.4%, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 37th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Final consumption expenditure in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5% | — |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +125.4% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | +1293.5% |
| 1984 | -9.7% | -161.2% |
| 1985 | 21.9% | -326.3% |
| 1986 | -13.2% | -160.3% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | -157.7% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | -63.4% |
| 1989 | -1.3% | -145.9% |
| 1990 | 27.5% | -2249.1% |
| 1991 | -0.7% | -102.7% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | -2871.5% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | -33.8% |
| 1994 | -11.9% | -188.3% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | -191.9% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -36.8% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -57.2% |
| 1999 | -14.7% | -626.1% |
| 2000 | -16.4% | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -135.3% |
| 2002 | -1.6% | -127.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -140.7% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +951.6% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +175.3% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | -14.8% | -179.8% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -237.5% |
| 2009 | -3.7% | -118.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -121.0% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +1824.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -92.6% |
| 2013 | -13.3% | -1308.6% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -228.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -89.4% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +931.6% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -61.2% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +44.2% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -82.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -35.9% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +597.6% |
| 2022 | -4.6% | -155.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -112.7% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +1988.7% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -55.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | -13.2% | 21.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | -14.7% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | -16.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | -13.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | -4.6% | 12.1% | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 43,298 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.049 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Seychelles?
- Final consumption expenditure in Seychelles was 5.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.4% in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Seychelles ranks 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.