Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) was 2.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Seychelles, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Seychelles stood at 2.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 2.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4492 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
That places Seychelles 82nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4492 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.8926 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +98.7% |
| 1982 | 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 1983 | 1.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8255 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8952 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +25.3% |
| 1989 | 1.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7759 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -41.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5502 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -29.1% |
| 1996 | 0.563 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5246 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5239 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4606 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9593 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +108.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9685 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9372 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8946 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7723 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8506 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +55.9% |
| 2009 | 2.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +56.9% |
| 2010 | 2.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 1.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 2.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 2.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 2.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 2.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 2.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 2.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 2.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 2.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1155 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 19.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 2.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +108.3% | 0.4606 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9593 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1981 | +98.7% | 0.4492 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8926 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9408 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4492 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8258 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4606 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7723 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 79 Honduras 2.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Suriname 2.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Lesotho, Kingdom of 2.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Bhutan 2.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Egypt, Arab Republic of 2.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 85 Czechia 1.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -35.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -44.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 59.81 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -47.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 43.67 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Seychelles?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Seychelles was 2.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4492 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does Seychelles rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 82nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.