Merchandise trade to GDP ratio in Seychelles
Seychelles: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio was 144.7% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio in Seychelles, 1976–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, merchandise trade to gdp ratio in Seychelles stood at 144.7%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade to gdp ratio in Seychelles peaked at 144.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 1994.
Seychelles ranks 3rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 97.1% | — |
| 1977 | 88.1% | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 85.3% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 83.6% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 81.4% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 71.3% | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 76.5% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 73.7% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 74.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 59.6% | -20.5% |
| 1987 | 54.3% | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 67.3% | +23.9% |
| 1989 | 65.3% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 59.0% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 55.2% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 61.7% | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 53.2% | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 56.3% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 103.8% | +84.3% |
| 1997 | 80.6% | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 83.1% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 92.9% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 111.5% | +28.1% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 93.8% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 110.4% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 111.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 117.9% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 136.4% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 139.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 141.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 144.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.5% | 83.6% | 97.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 69.9% | 54.3% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.2% | 53.2% | 103.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.9% | 87.0% | 139.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.2% | 141.6% | 144.7% | 2 |
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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)
- 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 13,211 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 10 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 194,541 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6006 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade to gdp ratio in Seychelles?
- Merchandise trade to gdp ratio in Seychelles was 144.7% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest merchandise trade to gdp ratio recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 144.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade to gdp ratio recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 1994.
- How does Seychelles rank for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Seychelles ranks 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is merchandise trade to gdp ratio rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current US dollars and from the national accounts.