Transport services in Seychelles
Seychelles: Transport services was 10.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Seychelles, 1976–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 10.3% for transport services in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Seychelles peaked at 48.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2019.
Seychelles ranks 128th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23.6% | — |
| 1977 | 21.4% | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 23.1% | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 27.3% | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 26.3% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 25.9% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 28.3% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 30.3% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 40.6% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 34.0% | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 31.9% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 30.3% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 24.7% | -18.4% |
| 1991 | 35.9% | +45.6% |
| 1992 | 34.0% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 47.6% | +40.0% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 48.0% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | -29.6% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 38.3% | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -36.3% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -35.5% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +44.2% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 21.4% | 27.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 25.9% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 24.7% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 24.9% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 10.2% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 125 Timor-Leste 11.0% compare
- 126 Albania 11.0% compare
- 127 Switzerland 10.7% compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 10.2% compare
- 130 Spain 10.2% compare
- 131 El Salvador 10.1% 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)
- 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 transport services in Seychelles?
- Transport services in Seychelles was 10.3% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2019.
- How does Seychelles rank for transport services?
- Seychelles ranks 128th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.