Services, value added in Seychelles
Seychelles: Services, value added was 67.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Seychelles, 1976–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Seychelles is 67.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Seychelles peaked at 71.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2003.
Seychelles ranks 42nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Services, value added in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 67.2% | — |
| 1977 | 69.4% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 69.4% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 64.1% | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 53.2% | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 54.6% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 53.5% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 56.7% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 54.2% | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 57.3% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 52.1% | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 49.2% | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 43.7% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | -21.5% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | +61.2% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 67.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.9% | 67.2% | 69.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 55.4% | 52.1% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 43.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 35.4% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 59.7% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 67.9% | 71.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 39 Spain 68.4% compare
- 40 New Zealand 68.2% compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 68.2% compare
- 43 Cape Verde 67.9% compare
- 44 Australia 67.5% compare
- 45 Greece 67.4% 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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 10 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 7.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1512 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 2,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 43,298 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.049 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Seychelles?
- Services, value added in Seychelles was 67.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2003.
- How does Seychelles rank for services, value added?
- Seychelles ranks 42nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.