General government final consumption expenditure in Seychelles
Seychelles: General government final consumption expenditure was 9.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government 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 9.8% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 237.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Seychelles peaked at 47.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -19.6%, in 2008.
Seychelles ranks 24th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.1% | — |
| 1982 | -2.1% | -141.5% |
| 1983 | -4.2% | +97.2% |
| 1984 | 14.2% | -436.2% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | +80.6% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | -20.0% |
| 1987 | -5.0% | -124.3% |
| 1988 | -1.5% | -70.0% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | -1199.2% |
| 1990 | -8.2% | -150.2% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 17.6% | -10503134.9% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | -61.0% |
| 1994 | -3.8% | -155.3% |
| 1995 | -6.6% | +73.1% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | -366.4% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -24.8% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -25.2% |
| 1999 | -15.6% | -258.5% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | -405.4% |
| 2001 | -3.4% | -107.1% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -658.9% |
| 2003 | -9.4% | -149.8% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -151.8% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +249.3% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | -12.5% | -174.0% |
| 2008 | -19.6% | +56.6% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -120.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -89.8% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +3814.7% |
| 2012 | -1.1% | -106.7% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -404.1% |
| 2014 | -1.2% | -136.3% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -1004.1% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -73.9% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +246.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -81.4% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +148.3% |
| 2021 | -1.7% | -131.7% |
| 2022 | -12.8% | +670.6% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -303.5% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -88.8% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | +237.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | -5.0% | 25.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | -15.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | -19.6% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | -1.2% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | -12.8% | 26.1% | 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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 12.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2,357 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1.76 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 34,156 constant LCU per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Seychelles?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Seychelles was 9.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.6% in 2008.
- How does Seychelles rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Seychelles ranks 24th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 General government 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.