General government final consumption expenditure in Seychelles
Seychelles: General government final consumption expenditure was 25.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Seychelles, 1976–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Seychelles stood at 25.1%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Seychelles peaked at 46.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2022.
That places Seychelles 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22.3% | — |
| 1977 | 23.7% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 25.1% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 26.2% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 28.2% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 31.1% | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 34.5% | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 32.7% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 34.2% | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 38.3% | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 33.8% | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 31.5% | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 27.0% | -17.1% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 28.8% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 27.2% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 29.1% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 29.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | +55.8% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 25.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.4% | 22.3% | 26.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 28.2% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 26.6% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 28.1% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 21.6% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 20.2% | 26.4% | 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 capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,639 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 53,589 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.6808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1652 constant 2015 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 25.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Seychelles ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government 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. 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 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.