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Seychelles: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 0.3% (2025), 162nd of 180 in the world and 40th of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is 2.6% (2025), 133rd of 209 in the world and 34th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lending rate is 9.9% (2025), 59th of 136 in the world and 23rd of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Seychelles in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 0.3%2025 | 162/180 | 40/44 | 6.3% | -2.4% | 1.2% | −3.7 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.6%2025 | 133/209 | 34/46 | 1.3% | -2.1% | 5.2% | +3.6 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 9.9%2025 | 59/136 | 23/36 | 10.7% | 12.7% | 11.6% | −2.5 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 7.1%2025 | 44/136 | 15/36 | 9.4% | 15.1% | 6.1% | −6.4 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 14.732025 | 102/210 | 45/47 | 5.71 | 12.07 | 17.62 | +11%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 22.1%2008 | — | — | 24.5% | 22.1%2008 | · | −2.8 ppsince 1998 | — | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 29.5%2008 | — | — | 36.4% | 29.5%2008 | · | −9.6 ppsince 1998 | — | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 24.6%2008 | — | — | 40.5% | 24.6%2008 | · | −18.7 ppsince 1998 | — | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 174.7%2008 | — | — | · | 174.7%2008 | · | — | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 24.5%2016 | — | — | 15.6% | 24.2% | · | +3.1 ppsince 2006 | 31.7% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 84.7%2025 | 35/146 | 3/42 | 86.3% | 61.4% | 101.6% | +20.9 ppsince 2015 | 42.6% | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 3.72024 | 104/165 | 17/32 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 4.8 | +12%since 2014 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.24%2025 | 103/156 | 25/45 | 1.68% | 0.74% | 1.37% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | 1.13% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−3.7 pp0.3% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports+12%3.7 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Seychelles and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Seychelles. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Seychelles | Tanzania | France | Madagascar | Mauritius | Comoros |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.3%2025 | 3.3%2025 | 0.9%2025 | 8.1%2025 | 3.7%2025 | 3.2%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.6%2025 | 5.1%2025 | 1.2%2025 | 8.4%2025 | 3.9%2025 | 4.3%2025 |
| Lending rate | 9.9%2025 | 16.7%2020 | — | 60.0%2025 | 9.0%2025 | 8.0%2022 |
| Real interest rate | 7.1%2025 | 9.6%2020 | — | 47.6%2025 | 4.9%2025 | 0.0%2022 |
| Exchange rate | 14.732025 | 2,597.902024 | 0.882025 | 4,529.752025 | 46.002025 | 435.382025 |
| Tax revenue | 22.1%2008 | 12.3%2024 | 22.8%2024 | 10.9%2024 | 20.5%2024 | — |
| Government revenue | 29.5%2008 | 14.0%2024 | 42.1%2024 | 12.2%2024 | 24.7%2024 | — |
| Government expense | 24.6%2008 | 16.3%2024 | 47.3%2023 | 11.0%2023 | 29.1%2023 | — |
| Government debt | 174.7%2008 | — | — | — | 57.1%2019 | — |