Trade in services in Seychelles
Seychelles: Trade in services was 121.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Seychelles, 1976–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 121.8% for trade in services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 26.3% 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 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
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 | 123.3% | 91.6% | 136.8% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- Exports of goods and services 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 94.3% (2025)
- GDP 2.13 billion constant 2015 US$ (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 35.15 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 113.0% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 79.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 129.09 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Seychelles?
- Trade in services in Seychelles was 121.8% in 2024, 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 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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.