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Seychelles · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Seychelles

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Victoria High income Nation age 50 years (since 1976) i SYC · SC
NationsTree Index 2025 i44.1112th of 196 Tree height 2025 i1.2 msee ranking Military strength i3percentile
Population i122,730188th of 217 Area i457 km²191st of 216 GDP i$2.39 bn186th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$4.40 bn intl.179th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$35,854 intl.71st of 199 Life expectancy i76.3 years97th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i57
Strength · trunk i11
Quality of life · crown i57
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i65
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i4
CSV

In short

Seychelles is 112th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 44.1 out of 100; its tree is 1.2 m tall.

It has 122,730 people and an economy of $4.40 bn at purchasing power parity, 179th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Physicians (3rd of 174) and Inflation (19th of 180).

Its weakest positions: High-tech exports (161st of 168), Tertiary enrolment (131st of 150) and Renewable energy (181st of 212).

Over five years it fell from 66th to 112th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 457 191st/216
Land area ikm² 457 190th/216
Population ipeople 122,730 188th/217
Population growth i% 1.13% 95th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 265.5 48th/216
Urban population i% 45.5% 160th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 19.8% 126th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 8.7% 108th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $2.39 bn 186th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $4.40 bn 179th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $3.76 bn 179th/199
GDP per person iUSD $19,449 79th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $35,854 71st/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $19,200 69th/201
GDP growth i% 5.8% 38th/210
Inflation i% 0.3% 19th/180
Central government debt i% of GDP 174.7%2008
General government gross debt i% of GDP 51.2% 85th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.0% 54th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 2.6% 137th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 14.3% 164th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 5.4% 147th/192
Services i% of GDP 67.9% 42nd/200

Trade

50
Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.90 bn 150th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $2.21 bn 157th/182
Exports i% of GDP 79.6% 17th/183
Imports i% of GDP 92.7% 13th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 172.3% 12th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 165th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 0.3% 169th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 85.9% 10th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 13.7% 35th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.1% 161st/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -7.7% 162nd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 10.0% 20th/196

Natural resources

41
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.1% 153rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.12% 109th/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.3% 200th/206

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 124,500 161st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $228.0 m 120th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 18.4% 36th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 19,000 103rd/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 76.3 97th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 14.0 96th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 6.60 3rd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.6 68th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 94% 66th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 79.6% 72nd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 70.8% 138th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 12.2% 116th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.5% 140th/193
Adult literacy i% 93.9%2010
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 14.5% 131st/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.848 54th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 32.12018
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.7%2018

Infrastructure & digital

60
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 64.7% 97th/150
Internet users i% of population 87.8% 70th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 126 75th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 31.6 54th/208
Air passengers carried ipassengers 236,917 127th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 7.24 172nd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 1.9% 181st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 9.3 41st/200
Forest area i% of land area 58.5% 35th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,4112007

Institutions & safety

68
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 68.0 53rd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 72.8 27th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 68.2 62nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 86.1 30th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 60.9 71st/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 70.2 58th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 8.0 112th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $28.4 m 149th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.2% 103rd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 3.4% 123rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 0 166th/170
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 19.0 m 91st/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m1995

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.20%2016
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1 126th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 15 178th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Seychelles — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/seychelles. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Seychelles — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/seychelles. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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