GDP growth in Seychelles
Seychelles: GDP growth was 5.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Seychelles, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Seychelles stood at 5.8%.
The figure is up 73.2% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Seychelles peaked at 21.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -11.7%, in 2020.
Seychelles ranks 39th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | -4.9% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | -6.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -5.1% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | -2.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -5.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 1.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -11.7% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 36 Gambia 5.9% compare
- 37 Tanzania 5.9% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 5.8% compare
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.8% compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 5.6% compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- Gross national expenditure 113.0% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 129.09 million current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 94.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 286,401 current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 39.74 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 19,449 current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 812.00 million constant LCU (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 5.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Seychelles?
- Gdp growth in Seychelles was 5.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.7% in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for gdp growth?
- Seychelles ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.