International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Seychelles
Seychelles: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 221.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Seychelles, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Seychelles is 221.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 62.5% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Seychelles peaked at 590.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 129.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Seychelles 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 129.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 141.00 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 157.00 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 135.00 million current US$ | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 136.00 million current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 139.00 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 146.00 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 164.00 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 171.00 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 172.00 million current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 192.00 million current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 228.00 million current US$ | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 326.00 million current US$ | +43.0% |
| 2008 | 309.00 million current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 257.00 million current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 274.00 million current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 291.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 388.00 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 430.00 million current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 398.00 million current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 392.00 million current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 414.00 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 483.00 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 559.00 million current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 590.00 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 221.00 million current US$ | -62.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 221.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.53 billion current US$, 14% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 221.00 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 116.00 million current US$, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -62.5% | 590.00 million current US$ | 221.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139.60 million current US$ | 129.00 million current US$ | 157.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 210.40 million current US$ | 139.00 million current US$ | 326.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 421.90 million current US$ | 274.00 million current US$ | 590.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 221.00 million current US$ | 221.00 million current US$ | 221.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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 international tourism, receipts for travel items in Seychelles?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Seychelles was 221.00 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 travel items recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 590.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 129.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Seychelles rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Seychelles ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.