Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Seychelles, 1971–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Seychelles is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 39.7% on the previous year and down 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Seychelles peaked at 41.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
That places Seychelles 193rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.7% | — |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -41.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -64.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -60.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +85.1% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +93.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -20.9% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +287.4% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -55.0% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +19.0% |
| 1981 | 9.1% | +407.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -92.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -40.7% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | +2023.1% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | -24.4% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -85.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -17.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -83.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +493.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +38.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -71.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -84.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -50.3% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +20558.8% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -29.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -92.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +91.9% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +1749.7% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -68.4% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +81.6% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +283.0% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -26.1% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +277.5% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -85.5% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -53.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +58.9% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +215.5% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -56.6% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -40.3% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +47.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -93.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -39.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 1% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +20558.8% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| 1984 | +2023.1% | 0.4% | 8.8% |
| 2005 | +1749.7% | 0.5% | 9.1% |
| 1993 | +493.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 0.4% | 9.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 0.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 2.8% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 0.3% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 190 Mauritania 0.5% compare
- 191 Micronesia (country) 0.5% compare
- 192 Iraq 0.4% compare
- 194 Guyana 0.2% compare
- 195 Maldives 0.2% compare
- 196 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% 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)
- Commercial service imports 1.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.9% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2304 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Seychelles?
- Manufactures exports in Seychelles was 0.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Seychelles rank for manufactures exports?
- Seychelles ranks 193rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.