Final consumption expenditure in Seychelles
Seychelles: Final consumption expenditure was 94.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in Seychelles, 1976–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Seychelles is 94.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Seychelles peaked at 106.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1978.
Seychelles ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 77.1% | — |
| 1977 | 64.0% | -17.0% |
| 1978 | 58.0% | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 73.1% | +26.1% |
| 1980 | 71.8% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 81.2% | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 89.0% | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 85.9% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 73.4% | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 70.8% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 68.7% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 67.4% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 66.7% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 69.5% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 77.7% | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 79.7% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 80.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 79.8% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 74.5% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 77.6% | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 79.6% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 79.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 106.8% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.0% | 58.0% | 77.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 74.4% | 66.7% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.7% | 69.0% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 72.0% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 68.6% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 88.5% | 106.8% | 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8488 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 16,509 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 8.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 243,103 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 5.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Seychelles?
- Final consumption expenditure in Seychelles was 94.3% 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 106.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1978.
- How does Seychelles rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Seychelles ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 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.