Government spending as share of GDP in Seychelles
Seychelles: Government spending as share of GDP was 33.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government spending as share of GDP in Seychelles, 1983–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending as share of gdp in Seychelles stood at 33.8%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 63.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2008.
That places Seychelles 60th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.1% | 46.7% | 58.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 46.1% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 27.0% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 31.5% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 31.3% | 46.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 57 Colombia 34.6% compare
- 58 Azerbaijan 33.9% compare
- 59 Tunisia 33.8% compare
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 33.7% compare
- 62 Senegal 33.5% compare
- 63 Mozambique 33.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -13.0% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 17,379 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 5.4% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 2.13 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 17,379 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 14.73 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -171.17 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -11.62 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.31 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp in Seychelles?
- Government spending as share of gdp in Seychelles was 33.8% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2008.
- How does Seychelles rank for government spending as share of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 60th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.