Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Seychelles
Seychelles: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4252 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Seychelles, 1976–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.4252 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 0.5188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1645 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Seychelles 11th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.2879 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1645 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4873 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3597 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4807 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2879 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.2441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1645 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3597 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 8 Tuvalu 0.5315 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Nauru 0.4861 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 San Marino 0.441 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Lebanon 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Aruba 0.3049 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Denmark 0.2951 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Seychelles
- Merchandise trade 86.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 550.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,481 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2304 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Seychelles?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Seychelles was 0.4252 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1645 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Seychelles rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 11th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.