Travel services in Seychelles
Seychelles: Travel services was 8.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Seychelles, 1976–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Seychelles is 8.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Seychelles peaked at 44.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2021.
Seychelles ranks 158th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16.1% | — |
| 1977 | 12.0% | -25.8% |
| 1978 | 15.1% | +25.7% |
| 1979 | 17.8% | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 21.2% | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 20.6% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 19.2% | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 17.4% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 14.7% | -15.5% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 18.1% | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 44.2% | +143.4% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 30.6% | -26.8% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -31.2% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +46.4% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +34.3% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -40.6% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +39.9% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +37.9% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 12.0% | 17.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 14.7% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 13.8% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 10.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 6.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.2% | 8.9% | 5 |
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 travel services in Seychelles?
- Travel services in Seychelles was 8.9% in 2024, 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 44.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2021.
- How does Seychelles rank for travel services?
- Seychelles ranks 158th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.