Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Seychelles
Seychelles: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 58.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Seychelles, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in Seychelles is 58.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Seychelles peaked at 67.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1989.
Seychelles ranks 24th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11.7% | — |
| 1977 | 42.6% | +264.4% |
| 1978 | 36.7% | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 30.9% | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 26.8% | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 28.5% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 25.3% | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 25.1% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 27.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 25.5% | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 24.2% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -65.7% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | +71.0% |
| 1991 | 24.1% | +70.0% |
| 1992 | 23.3% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +28.8% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | +37.8% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +38.8% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 62.9% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 58.6% | -1.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 58.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 58.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +264.4% | 11.7% | 42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.5% | 11.7% | 42.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 8.3% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 14.2% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 29.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 29.9% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 58.6% | 67.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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)
- Commercial service imports 1.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 550.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,481 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Seychelles?
- Computer, communications and other services in Seychelles was 58.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1989.
- How does Seychelles rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Seychelles ranks 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.