Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 67.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel 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
The most recent figure for travel services in Seychelles is 67.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Seychelles peaked at 75.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2020.
That places Seychelles 43rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 70.6% | — |
| 1977 | 57.8% | -18.2% |
| 1978 | 58.9% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 58.0% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 55.9% | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 48.8% | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 48.6% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 44.7% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 47.8% | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 50.2% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 53.0% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 69.6% | +31.3% |
| 1990 | 75.2% | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 64.0% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | -21.7% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 49.5% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 56.8% | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 54.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 67.3% | +22.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 67.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 2.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 67.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.3% | 57.8% | 70.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 44.2% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 49.5% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 50.8% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 46.8% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 43.7% | 67.3% | 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 travel services in Seychelles?
- Travel services in Seychelles was 67.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for travel services?
- Seychelles ranks 43rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.