International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Seychelles
Seychelles: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 7.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Seychelles, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Seychelles is 7.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.0% on the previous year and down 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Seychelles peaked at 102.00 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Seychelles 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.20 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 95.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 84.80 million current US$ | 70.00 million current US$ | 99.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.90 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 102.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.00 million current US$ | 7.00 million current US$ | 7.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 121 Sint Maarten 9.00 million current US$ compare
- 122 Nigeria 8.00 million current US$ compare
- 122 Trinidad and Tobago 8.00 million current US$ compare
- 124 Algeria 7.00 million current US$ compare
- 124 Palau 7.00 million current US$ compare
- 127 Botswana 6.00 million current US$ compare
- 127 Gambia 6.00 million current US$ compare
- 127 Iraq 6.00 million current US$ 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$), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Seychelles?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Seychelles was 7.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 102.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Seychelles ranks 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.