International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Seychelles
Seychelles: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 26.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Seychelles, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Seychelles stood at 26.00 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.2% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Seychelles peaked at 68.00 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.00 million current US$, in 1999.
Seychelles ranks 165th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.20 million current US$ | 21.00 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.20 million current US$ | 23.00 million current US$ | 43.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.70 million current US$ | 30.00 million current US$ | 68.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.00 million current US$ | 26.00 million current US$ | 26.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 162 Afghanistan 30.00 million current US$ compare
- 162 Montenegro 30.00 million current US$ compare
- 164 Antigua and Barbuda 27.00 million current US$ compare
- 166 Burundi 23.00 million current US$ compare
- 167 Belize 20.55 million current US$ compare
- 168 Marshall Islands 19.90 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 for travel items in Seychelles?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Seychelles was 26.00 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 for travel items recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 68.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.00 million current US$ in 1999.
- How does Seychelles rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Seychelles ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.