International tourism, receipts in Seychelles
Seychelles: International tourism, receipts was 18.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Seychelles, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Seychelles stood at 18.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 38.0% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Seychelles peaked at 67.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2020.
That places Seychelles 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 67.4% | — |
| 1996 | 54.5% | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.8% | 47.8% | 67.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 37.4% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 28.5% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 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)
- 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 in Seychelles?
- International tourism, receipts in Seychelles was 18.4% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Seychelles ranks 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.