Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 11.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Seychelles, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 11.7% for transport services in 2025.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and down 52.5% 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 120th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | +13.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 11.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.4%, 76% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 11.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.1%, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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% | 6 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 1.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 550.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,481 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Seychelles?
- Transport services in Seychelles was 11.7% in 2025, 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 120th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. 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.