Seychelles — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Seychelles, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Seychelles was 5.80% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 21.15% in 1978. The lowest was -11.74% in 2020 (about -2.0× the latest value).
Seychelles ranks 39 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 18%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Seychelles sits above it. It peaked in 1978 and has fallen 73% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 35%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 17 of 47 economies; Congo, Dem. Rep. (5.76%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1961% in 1996. That is 24% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 102nd of 107 in 1961 → 28th of 119 in 1970 → 137th of 152 in 1980 → 26th of 176 in 1990 → 95th of 199 in 2000 → 95th of 209 in 2010 → 182nd of 209 in 2020 → 35th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.8% | +2.5 pp |
| 2024 | 3.35% | -1.8 pp |
| 2023 | 5.18% | -4.7 pp |
| 2022 | 9.88% | +9.3 pp |
| 2021 | 0.55% | +12.3 pp |
| 2020 | -11.74% | -17.3 pp |
| 2019 | 5.51% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 4.94% | -2.0 pp |
| 2017 | 6.95% | -5.2 pp |
| 2016 | 12.12% | +3.2 pp |
| 2015 | 8.91% | +4.9 pp |
| 2014 | 4.06% | +2.8 pp |
| 2013 | 1.25% | -1.9 pp |
| 2012 | 3.11% | -6.4 pp |
| 2011 | 9.51% | +5.0 pp |
| 2010 | 4.51% | +7.0 pp |
| 2009 | -2.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | -2.73% | -11.6 pp |
| 2007 | 8.88% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 9.41% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 9.01% | +11.9 pp |
| 2004 | -2.85% | +3.0 pp |
| 2003 | -5.89% | -7.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.21% | +3.5 pp |
| 2001 | -2.27% | -6.5 pp |
| 2000 | 4.25% | +2.4 pp |
| 1999 | 1.87% | -0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 2.47% | -9.7 pp |
| 1997 | 12.19% | +2.2 pp |
| 1996 | 10% | +9.5 pp |
| 1995 | 0.49% | +2.9 pp |
| 1994 | -2.44% | -9.7 pp |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 7.17% | +4.4 pp |
| 1991 | 2.76% | -4.7 pp |
| 1990 | 7.45% | -2.8 pp |
| 1989 | 10.29% | +5.0 pp |
| 1988 | 5.33% | +0.5 pp |
| 1987 | 4.87% | +4.1 pp |
| 1986 | 0.76% | -9.5 pp |
| 1985 | 10.29% | +6.0 pp |
| 1984 | 4.31% | +4.9 pp |
| 1983 | -0.62% | +1.5 pp |
| 1982 | -2.07% | +1.8 pp |
| 1981 | -3.88% | +1.2 pp |
| 1980 | -5.1% | -20.9 pp |
| 1979 | 15.79% | -5.4 pp |
| 1978 | 21.15% | +27.3 pp |
| 1977 | -6.19% | -22.5 pp |
| 1976 | 16.28% | +13.1 pp |
| 1975 | 3.18% | +1.9 pp |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -7.8 pp |
| 1973 | 9.05% | +2.7 pp |
| 1972 | 6.31% | -9.5 pp |
| 1971 | 15.85% | +7.0 pp |
| 1970 | 8.87% | — |
| 1969 | 0% | -7.6 pp |
| 1968 | 7.55% | +7.0 pp |
| 1967 | 0.5% | -13.4 pp |
| 1966 | 13.9% | +15.0 pp |
| 1965 | -1.06% | -7.0 pp |
| 1964 | 5.92% | -4.2 pp |
| 1963 | 10.14% | +1.7 pp |
| 1962 | 8.41% | +13.3 pp |
| 1961 | -4.88% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Seychelles’s GDP growth in 1962?
8.41% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Seychelles’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +218.8% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 5.8%; 2024: 3.35%; 2023: 5.18%; 2022: 9.88%; 2021: 0.55%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.