Tax revenue as share of GDP in Seychelles
Seychelles: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 27.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Seychelles, 2000–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 27.2% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 33.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2008.
That places Seychelles 53rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.5% | — |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.5% | 27.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 27.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.2% | 27.2% | 4 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 13.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3472 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 6,375 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2507 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 4,876 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Seychelles?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Seychelles was 27.2% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2008.
- How does Seychelles rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 53rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.