GDP growth in Seychelles
Seychelles: GDP growth was 5.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Seychelles, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Seychelles stood at 5.8%.
The figure is up 73.2% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Seychelles peaked at 21.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -11.7%, in 2020.
Seychelles ranks 39th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | -4.9% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | -6.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -5.1% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | -2.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -5.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 1.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -11.7% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 36 Gambia 5.9% compare
- 37 United Republic of Tanzania 5.9% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 5.8% compare
- 40 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.8% compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 5.6% compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% 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)
- 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)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 20.43 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Seychelles?
- Gdp growth in Seychelles was 5.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.7% in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for gdp growth?
- Seychelles ranks 39th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.