ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Seychelles

Sub-Saharan Africa. High income. Capital: Victoria. Population 122,730 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
16,908 25,449 33,990 1995 2025 30,639
GDP growth (%)
−11.3 0.2 11.7 1995 2025 5.8
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−1.6 17.3 36.2 1995 2025 0.3
Life expectancy at birth (years)
71.2 74.1 77.1 1995 2024 76.3

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 30,639 2025 +583 +3,607 71 of 199
GDP growth% 5.8% 2025 +17.5 pp −3.1 pp 38 of 209
GDP per person growth% 4.6% 2025 +17.1 pp −1.9 pp 34 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 19,200 2025 +3,800 +4,450 69 of 201
Trade% of GDP 172.3% 2025 +18.8 pp −15.2 pp 12 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 10.0% 2025 +4.2 pp +2.6 pp 20 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 174.7% 2008 * – – –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 0.3% 2025 −0.9 pp −3.7 pp 162 of 180

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 122,730 2025 +24,268 +29,311 188 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.1% 2025 +0.3 pp −1.1 pp 95 of 217
Urban population% of total 45.5% 2025 +1.2 pp +2.4 pp 160 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 76.3 2024 +2.2 +3.1 97 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 12.9 2024 −0.7 −0.2 95 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 4.5% 2023 +0.1 pp +0.3 pp 140 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 94.0% 2010 * – +2.1 pp –
Government spending on education% of GDP 4.5% 2023 +0.9 pp +0.8 pp 73 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 87.8% 2024 +11.2 pp +36.6 pp 70 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 81 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 32.1 2018 * −14.7 −10.7 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.7% 2018 * −0.9 pp +0.1 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 1.9% 2022 +0.7 pp +1.1 pp 182 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 30,103 +0.2 49,305 3,781 2,305 +1.3% 62% 60%
GDP growth 4.6% +0.2 2.2% 4.6% 6.6 – – –
GDP per person growth 1.7% +0.4 1.7% 2.5% 7.2 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 16,160 +2.1 37,020 1,355 1,437 +2.7% 53% 54%
Trade 181.3% −0.8 100.6% 59.9% 12.0 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 9.8% 0.0 2.1% 2.0% 3.8 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.4% −0.7 2.3% 3.5% 3.1 – – –
Population 103,705 +1.6 2,930,494 14,957,094 11,608 +2.8% 4% 4%
Population growth 1.1% +0.1 0.4% 2.3% 0.6 – – –
Urban population 44.2% +1.7 81.3% 44.9% 0.8 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 74.4 +1.6 81.3 64.3 1.2 – – –
Infant mortality 13.4 −2.5 3.6 37.2 0.2 – – –
Health spending 4.6% −0.3 8.0% 4.4% 0.5 – – –
Government spending on education 4.0% +0.9 4.5% 3.3% 0.5 – – –
Internet users 70.3% +1.3 93.5% 36.8% 13.3 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 57.8% 0.0 – – –
Renewable energy 1.3% +2.6 11.4% 70.6% 0.2 – – –

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