Government revenues as a share of GDP in Seychelles
Seychelles: Government revenues as a share of GDP was 32.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government revenues as a share of GDP in Seychelles, 2000–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 32.5% for government revenues as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government revenues as a share of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 41.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2022.
Seychelles ranks 71st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Government revenues as a share of GDP in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.1% | — |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 31.4% | 41.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 32.2% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 30.0% | 33.3% | 4 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 228,029 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 14,261 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government revenues as a share of gdp in Seychelles?
- Government revenues as a share of gdp in Seychelles was 32.5% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government revenues as a share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest government revenues as a share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for government revenues as a share of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 71st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government revenues as a share of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government revenues as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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