What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.

What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.

How does Seychelles rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Seychelles ranks 21st out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Seychelles data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Seychelles

Name: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Seychelles
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Seychelles: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

21st

of 203 countries

All-time high

1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1965

Years of data

1960–2025

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Seychelles, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1965.

Seychelles ranks 21st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Seychelles, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1725 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1962	0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1963	0.1436 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1964	0.1299 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1965	0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1966	0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+89.8%
1967	0.3006 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
1968	0.3733 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.2%
1969	0.4255 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
1970	0.5425 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.5%
1971	0.6829 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.9%
1972	0.6853 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1973	0.6776 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1974	0.6491 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1975	0.6694 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1976	0.7914 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
1977	0.7129 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1978	0.6779 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1979	0.6679 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1980	0.6314 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1981	0.5679 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1982	0.6234 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
1983	0.5637 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1984	0.5466 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1985	0.5509 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1986	0.4793 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
1987	0.4261 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1988	0.5265 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
1989	0.5087 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1990	0.4743 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1991	0.4318 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1992	0.4161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1993	0.472 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1994	0.398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1995	0.4309 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1996	0.7081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+64.3%
1997	0.5676 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.8%
1998	0.5932 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1999	0.6548 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
2000	0.5228 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.2%
2001	0.719 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.5%
2002	0.5659 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
2003	0.5487 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2004	0.5565 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2005	0.6903 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.0%
2006	0.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2007	0.7974 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
2008	1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.2%
2009	0.9331 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
2010	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2011	0.9906 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2012	0.9831 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2013	0.8116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
2014	0.8245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2015	0.6918 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
2016	0.6631 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2017	0.7771 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
2018	0.7123 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2019	0.6245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
2020	0.7262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
2021	0.7619 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2022	0.682 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
2023	0.6682 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2024	0.6488 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2025	0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

Seychelles's 0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3367 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
Seychelles's 0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2741 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 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
1966	+89.8%	0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2242 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4255 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.6757 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5425 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7914 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.5425 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4261 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6314 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.5147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5228 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.8081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.6873 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7619 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

18 Netherlands 0.6531 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
19 Czechia 0.6479 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
20 Hungary 0.6459 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
22 Micronesia (country) 0.6178 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Bhutan 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
24 Thailand 0.5978 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Seychelles?: Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Seychelles was 0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
How does Seychelles rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Seychelles ranks 21st out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.