International tourism, expenditures in Seychelles
Seychelles: International tourism, expenditures was 39.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Seychelles, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Seychelles stood at 39.00 million current US$.
That represents a change of down 64.2% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Seychelles peaked at 109.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.00 million current US$, in 1999.
Seychelles ranks 165th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.60 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 34.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.30 million current US$ | 41.00 million current US$ | 73.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.30 million current US$ | 54.00 million current US$ | 109.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.00 million current US$ | 39.00 million current US$ | 39.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 163 Comoros 43.00 million current US$ compare
- 164 Trinidad and Tobago 42.00 million current US$ compare
- 166 Montenegro 38.00 million current US$ compare
- 166 Tonga 38.00 million current US$ compare
- 168 Eswatini 36.40 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Seychelles
- Merchandise exports 550.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.3% (2024)
- Food exports 85.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 51.8% (2024)
- Food imports 26.1% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 86.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.68 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 28.5% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 59.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Seychelles?
- International tourism, expenditures in Seychelles was 39.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 109.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.00 million current US$ in 1999.
- How does Seychelles rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Seychelles ranks 165th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.