Seychelles

Economy

• GDP

  : 2.4 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 19449 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 5.8 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 4.4 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 35854 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.54 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 0.3 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 79.6 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 92.7 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -311.5 M$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -7.5 % (2024)

• Total reserves

  : 773.7 M$ (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 10.1 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 0.7 % (2018)

• Agriculture

  : 2.6 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 14.3 % (2025)

• Services

  : 67.9 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 0.5 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : -1.9 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 122 730 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 1.1 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 1 590 (2025)

• Population density

  : 260.4 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 76.3 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.85 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 11.0 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 7.00 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 45.5 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 54.5 % (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.2 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 39.8 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 44.9 % (2025)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 4.5 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 4.5 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 32.1 (2018)

• Internet users

  : 87.8 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 125.6 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 97.7 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 21 $ (2018)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 23.9 % (2018)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 11.2 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 463.4 (2020)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 81.3 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 0.0 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 1.2 % (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 7.24 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 1.9 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 4.5 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 2 411 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 73.3 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 13.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 41.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 7.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 14.3 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 1.6 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 5.81 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 757 210 (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 6.90 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 0.61 (2024)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 33.7 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 94.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 97.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 14.0 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 42.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 15.6 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 42.3 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 39.6 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 9.3 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 17.3 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 80.0 (2023)

• Physicians

  : 6.60 (2022)

• Hospital beds

  : 2.63 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 53.5 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 24.6 % (2008)

• Fiscal balance

  : 7.2 % (2008)

• General government debt

  : 61.5 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : 0.9 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 1.23 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.63 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 7.97 (2022)

• Political stability

  : 0.92 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.60 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.39 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.63 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 3.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 18.7 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 4.26 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 46.8 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 3.3 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 226.1 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 69.3 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 2.5 % (2024)