Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Seychelles
Seychelles: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 71.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Seychelles, 1970–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Seychelles is 71.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Seychelles peaked at 86.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1994.
That places Seychelles 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.4% | — |
| 1971 | 75.9% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 78.5% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 63.7% | -18.8% |
| 1974 | 62.2% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 64.2% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 67.0% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 71.4% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 71.1% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 77.7% | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 73.1% | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 68.3% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 74.2% | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 70.4% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 75.6% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 78.5% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 76.6% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 82.3% | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 78.6% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 76.6% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 61.9% | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 60.5% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 69.8% | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 72.7% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 84.2% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 78.6% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | -10.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 71.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 91% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 71.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.4% | 62.2% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 68.3% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.5% | 60.5% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 69.1% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 68.2% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 69.9% | 80.3% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Seychelles?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Seychelles was 71.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1994.
- How does Seychelles rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Seychelles ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.