Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 10.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Seychelles, 1976–2025
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 10.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 73.9% 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 150th 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 (% of commercial service imports) 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% |
| 2025 | 10.6% | +19.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 10.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 49% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 10.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +143.4% | 18.1% | 44.2% |
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 | 7.0% | 4.2% | 10.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 147 Netherlands 11.6% compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 11.0% compare
- 149 Sweden 10.9% compare
- 151 Switzerland 10.5% compare
- 152 Denmark 10.4% compare
- 153 Dominica 10.4% 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)
- 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 10.6% 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 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 150th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. 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.