GDP per capita, PPP annual growth in Seychelles
Seychelles: GDP per capita, PPP annual growth was 5.6% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita, PPP annual growth in Seychelles, 1961–2011
Source: "World Bank, International Comparison Programme database. ". Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, gdp per capita, ppp annual growth in Seychelles stood at 5.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 339.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp annual growth in Seychelles peaked at 14.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -7.5%, in 1961.
Seychelles ranks 3rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita, PPP annual growth in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -7.5% | — |
| 1962 | 5.6% | -174.1% |
| 1963 | 7.4% | +32.4% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -55.3% |
| 1965 | -3.5% | -206.6% |
| 1966 | -0.4% | -88.3% |
| 1967 | -1.9% | +371.5% |
| 1968 | 5.0% | -357.3% |
| 1969 | -2.4% | -147.2% |
| 1970 | 6.4% | -370.7% |
| 1971 | 13.2% | +108.1% |
| 1972 | 4.0% | -70.0% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | +69.7% |
| 1974 | -0.7% | -111.1% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -262.9% |
| 1976 | 14.2% | +1066.3% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | -59.8% |
| 1978 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 14.9% | +171.8% |
| 1980 | -3.8% | -125.3% |
| 1981 | -5.1% | +35.6% |
| 1982 | -3.0% | -40.5% |
| 1983 | -1.5% | -50.6% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | -331.5% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +173.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | +19135.6% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +105.9% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -30.9% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -74.5% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +250.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -20.2% |
| 1994 | -2.4% | -152.2% |
| 1995 | -2.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -230.0% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +236.2% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -41.0% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | -101.0% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -5415.4% |
| 2001 | -2.4% | -171.9% |
| 2002 | -1.7% | -26.8% |
| 2003 | -5.3% | +207.8% |
| 2004 | -2.1% | -60.0% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -499.4% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +32.3% |
| 2008 | -4.0% | -142.4% |
| 2009 | -0.5% | -86.4% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -1303.1% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | -7.5% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | -0.7% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -5.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | -2.4% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | -5.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 2 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6793 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 13,211 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 10 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 194,541 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6006 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp annual growth in Seychelles?
- Gdp per capita, ppp annual growth in Seychelles was 5.6% in 2011, according to "World Bank, International Comparison Programme database. ".
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp annual growth recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp annual growth recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.5% in 1961.
- How does Seychelles rank for gdp per capita, ppp annual growth?
- Seychelles ranks 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp annual growth rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 339.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from "World Bank, International Comparison Programme database. ", published as part of GDP per capita, PPP annual growth (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth rate of GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 international dollars.