Trade in services (% of GDP) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 127.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Seychelles, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 127.5% for trade in services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Seychelles peaked at 137.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1998.
Seychelles ranks 6th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 90.7% | — |
| 1977 | 108.4% | +19.6% |
| 1978 | 107.2% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 93.8% | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 83.8% | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 78.9% | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 76.1% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 74.9% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 87.8% | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 95.3% | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 89.4% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 86.7% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 81.5% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 65.4% | -19.7% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 61.6% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 70.6% | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 65.4% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 71.9% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 66.8% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 77.4% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +40.9% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 112.7% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 128.3% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 137.1% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 134.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | -31.8% |
| 2021 | 136.8% | +49.2% |
| 2022 | 134.4% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 132.1% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 121.8% | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 127.5% | +4.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 127.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.3%, 3.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 127.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 10.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 90.7% | 108.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 82.0% | 65.4% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.2% | 58.7% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 61.4% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.9% | 69.1% | 137.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.0% | 91.6% | 136.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0643 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Seychelles?
- Trade in services in Seychelles was 127.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 137.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1998.
- How does Seychelles rank for trade in services?
- Seychelles ranks 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.