Manufactures imports in Seychelles
Seychelles: Manufactures imports was 51.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Seychelles, 1971–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 51.8% for manufactures imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Seychelles peaked at 83.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2014.
That places Seychelles 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 61.2% | — |
| 1972 | 67.8% | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 59.8% | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 48.5% | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 49.4% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 54.0% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 56.0% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 49.7% | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 52.8% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 54.5% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 53.7% | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 61.3% | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 57.9% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 63.8% | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 60.7% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 59.1% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 57.1% | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 65.2% | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | -28.9% |
| 2001 | 66.1% | +40.7% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | -26.5% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.4% | 48.5% | 67.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 54.3% | 47.2% | 61.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 57.1% | 74.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 42.3% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 42.1% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 51.8% | 78.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More private sector data for Seychelles
- Merchandise trade 86.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (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$), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 12,385 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Seychelles?
- Manufactures imports in Seychelles was 51.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2014.
- How does Seychelles rank for manufactures imports?
- Seychelles ranks 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.