Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Seychelles
Seychelles: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 343.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Seychelles, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Seychelles stood at 343.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Seychelles peaked at 546.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 343.8%, in 2019.
That places Seychelles 90th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 455.9% | — |
| 2010 | 546.1% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 487.7% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 415.6% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 462.6% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 429.8% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 385.0% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 362.1% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 347.5% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 377.7% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 343.8% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 455.9% | 455.9% | 455.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 415.8% | 343.8% | 546.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 87 Bhutan 381.6% compare
- 88 Micronesia, Federated States of 358.6% compare
- 89 Ukraine 353.2% compare
- 91 Sao Tome and Principe 339.4% compare
- 92 Puerto Rico 318.3% compare
- 93 Belize 307.2% 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 getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Seychelles?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Seychelles was 343.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 546.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 343.8% in 2019.
- How does Seychelles rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Seychelles ranks 90th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.