Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic savings in Seychelles, 1976–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic savings in Seychelles stood at 5.7%.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Seychelles peaked at 42.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -6.8%, in 2021.
Seychelles ranks 147th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22.9% | — |
| 1977 | 36.0% | +57.1% |
| 1978 | 42.0% | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 26.9% | -36.0% |
| 1980 | 28.2% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 18.8% | -33.2% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | -41.6% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | +28.3% |
| 1984 | 26.6% | +88.2% |
| 1985 | 29.2% | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 31.3% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 32.6% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 30.5% | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 22.3% | -26.9% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 25.5% | +26.2% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 31.0% | +25.6% |
| 1997 | 22.4% | -27.7% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +47.9% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -46.1% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +45.4% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -55.2% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +39.2% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -30.5% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -93.0% |
| 2021 | -6.8% | -827.5% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -230.3% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +30.5% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -42.9% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -14.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 5.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.7%, 22% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 5.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.7%, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -827.5% | 0.9% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.0% | 22.9% | 42.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 11.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 19.3% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 15.1% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 10.4% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | -6.8% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -35.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -44.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 59.81 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -47.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 43.67 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Seychelles?
- Gross domestic savings in Seychelles was 5.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.8% in 2021.
- How does Seychelles rank for gross domestic savings?
- Seychelles ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.