Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Seychelles
Seychelles: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 46.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Seychelles, 1995–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 46.9% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 50.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2020.
That places Seychelles 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.4% | — |
| 1996 | 34.0% | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 29.5% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 30.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | +42.0% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -48.9% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +65.4% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 29.5% | 41.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 27.5% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 33.7% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 24.2% | 48.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 6 Saint Lucia 53.2%
- 7 Grenada 49.7%
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 48.8% compare
- 10 Bahamas 35.0% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 31.6%
- 12 Curaçao 31.3% 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,639 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 53,589 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.6808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1652 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Seychelles?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Seychelles was 46.9% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.