Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Seychelles
Seychelles: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 95.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Seychelles, 1970–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Seychelles stood at 95.8%.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Seychelles peaked at 98.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1979.
Seychelles ranks 4th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.3% | — |
| 1971 | 46.2% | +38.5% |
| 1972 | 60.0% | +30.0% |
| 1973 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 61.5% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 30.0% | -51.3% |
| 1976 | 23.5% | -21.6% |
| 1977 | 25.0% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 21.2% | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 20.0% | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 25.6% | +27.9% |
| 1981 | 22.5% | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 50.0% | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 69.6% | +39.1% |
| 1985 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 77.1% | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 88.0% | +14.1% |
| 1988 | 59.2% | -32.7% |
| 1989 | 64.3% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | +49.4% |
| 1991 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 87.7% | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 95.2% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 96.3% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 76.2% | -20.9% |
| 1997 | 97.7% | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | -33.8% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +51.2% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +41.4% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -43.7% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +68.7% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +4.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 95.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 95.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +100.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% |
| 2018 | +68.7% | 49.5% | 83.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.1% | 20.0% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.1% | 22.5% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.4% | 76.2% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 64.2% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 49.5% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 89.3% | 95.8% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Seychelles?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Seychelles was 95.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1979.
- How does Seychelles rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Seychelles ranks 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.