Poverty & Inequality in Seychelles 27 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Seychelles. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys 2025 down 50.0% 103rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 61.9% 9th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 70.0% 11th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.13 live births per woman 2023 down 2.2% 103rd Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.24 2023 down 3.0% 53rd Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.2% 2023 down 3.0% 53rd Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 40.4% 18th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 205.0% 40th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 43.6% 2023 up 24.3% 5th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1045 2023 down 2.1% 112th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1045 2023 down 2.1% 112th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1293 2023 down 2.2% 108th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1656 2023 down 45.8% 141st Population living in slums 48.7% 2022 down 21.7% 33rd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.755 2023 — 49th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.755 2023 — 49th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.755 2023 — 49th Three metrics of inequality 50.49 2018 down 19.3% 75th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5049 2018 down 19.3% 75th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 214.25 2023 up 106.1% 71st Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0287 2017 up 36.6% 111th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% 2017 up 50.0% 100th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 27,574 2017 up 81.7% 35th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 38.6% 2018 down 25.8% 73rd Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 8.8% 2018 down 57.4% 104th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 11.7% 2014 down 23.8% 93rd