Revenue, excluding grants in Seychelles
Seychelles: Revenue, excluding grants was 29.5% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Revenue, excluding grants in Seychelles, 1985–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2008, revenue, excluding grants in Seychelles stood at 29.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Seychelles peaked at 52.6% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2007.
That places Seychelles 55th out of 157 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 41.5% | — |
| 1986 | 41.3% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 46.6% | +13.0% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 52.6% | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 46.9% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 41.1% | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 42.3% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 41.7% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 39.1% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.0% | 41.3% | 52.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 39.1% | 48.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 28.2% | 36.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 52 Andorra 29.8%
- 53 Micronesia, Federated States of 29.7%
- 54 Spain 29.7% compare
- 56 Republic of Moldova 29.4% compare
- 57 South Africa 29.4% compare
- 58 Germany 29.4% compare
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 revenue, excluding grants in Seychelles?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Seychelles was 29.5% in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1989.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2007.
- How does Seychelles rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Seychelles ranks 55th out of 157 countries with data for 2008.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.