Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Seychelles
Seychelles: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 6.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Seychelles, 1993–2016
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Seychelles is 6.2%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 48.7% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 10.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2007.
That places Seychelles 10th out of 163 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.7% | — |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +30.2% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -38.5% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +48.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.1% | 10.3% | 7 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 198,379 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 12,262 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9434 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Seychelles?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Seychelles was 6.2% in 2016, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2007.
- How does Seychelles rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 10th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.