Seychelles

GDP growth in Seychelles

GDP growth in Seychelles: -2.3% a year in 1980 and 5.8% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
5.8% a year
Since 1980
+8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
25 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3.2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in SeychellesGDP growth in Seychelles: -2.3% a year in 1980 and 5.8% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3.2% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3.2% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 12.2% a year in 1997, the lowest -11.8% a year in 2020.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSeychelles
20255.8
20243.4
20235.2
20229.9
20210.6
2020-11.8
20195.5
20184.9
20177
201612.1
20158.9
20144.7
20136.4
20123.8
20115.7
20106.3
2009-1.1
2008-2.1
200710.4
20069.4
20059
2004-2.9
2003-5.9
20021.2
2001-2.3
20004.3
19991.9
19982.5
199712.2
199610
19950.5
1994-2.4
19937.3
19927.2
19912.8
19907.5
198910.3
19885.3
19874.9
19860.8
198510.3
19844.3
1983-0.6
1982-2.1
1981-3.9
1980-2.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSeychelles
20261
20274
20283.1
20293.1
20303.2
20313.2

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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