Current account balance in Seychelles
Seychelles: Current account balance was -22.4% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Current account balance in Seychelles, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded -22.4% for current account balance in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Seychelles ranks 37th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Current account balance in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -19.8% | — |
| 2006 | -13.8% | -30.6% |
| 2007 | -16.5% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | -21.6% | +30.4% |
| 2009 | -10.3% | -52.4% |
| 2010 | -20.5% | +99.6% |
| 2011 | -22.4% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -16.4% | -21.6% | -10.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | -21.5% | -22.4% | -20.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 34 Lesotho -17.8% compare
- 35 Mozambique -19.4% compare
- 36 Niger -21.1% compare
- 38 Guinea -25.1% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone -38.5% compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe -43.4% compare
More trade data for Seychelles
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 133.15 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 110.63 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 105.29 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 146.33 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 95.18 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 80.21 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 3.54 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 635.7 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0346 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 1.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Seychelles?
- Current account balance in Seychelles was -22.4% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was -10.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.4% in 2011.
- How does Seychelles rank for current account balance?
- Seychelles ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.