Seychelles

Government debt in Seychelles

Government debt in Seychelles: 80.4% of GDP in 1990 and 51.2% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
51.2% of GDP
Since 1990
−29.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
82 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
47.7% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in SeychellesGovernment debt in Seychelles: 80.4% of GDP in 1990 and 51.2% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 47.7% of GDP 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 47.7% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 199.8% of GDP in 2001, the lowest 48.9% of GDP in 2019.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearSeychelles
202551.2
202456.3
202355.1
202260.6
202171
202078.6
201948.9
201851.3
201756.7
201664.3
201574.8
201470.4
201368.2
201280.1
201182.5
201082.2
2009106.1
2008192.1
2007144
2006135.1
2005144.1
2004163.2
2003177
2002195.9
2001199.8
2000177.8
1999159.8
1998161.2
1997143
1996146.7
1995133.5
1994123.5
199382.2
199279.9
199189.2
199080.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSeychelles
202652.8
202752
202851
202950
203048.8
203147.7

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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