Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Seychelles

Government consumption (% of GDP) in the Seychelles in 2025 — 25.1%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 132. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 2.8 pp.

2025 25.1% +0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 10of 132
Period maximum 46.3%2002
Period minimum 20.2%2022

Trend over time

1976–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Seychelles, 1976–202520304050197619811986199119962001200620112016202120251976: 22.3%1977: 23.7%1978: 25.1%1979: 26.2%1980: 28.2%1981: 31.1%1982: 34.5%1983: 32.7%1984: 30.4%1985: 34.2%1986: 38.3%1987: 33.8%1988: 31.5%1989: 32.5%1990: 27%1991: 27.8%1992: 29.6%1993: 28.8%1994: 28.8%1995: 27.2%1996: 29.1%1997: 29.2%1998: 30.7%1999: 26.6%2000: 41.4%2001: 41%2002: 46.3%2003: 43.6%2004: 38.3%2005: 34%2006: 38.7%2007: 35.2%2008: 28.1%2009: 29.6%2010: 27.8%2011: 28.4%2012: 27.4%2013: 26.5%2014: 21.9%2015: 22.3%2016: 22.4%2017: 21.6%2018: 22.9%2019: 22.2%2020: 26.4%2021: 25.8%2022: 20.2%2023: 24.5%2024: 24.3%2025: 25.1%
Change over the period: +2.8 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Seychelles

Seychelles 25.1%
Eastern Africa computed 10.7%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.1 +0.7 pp
2024 24.3 −0.2 pp
2023 24.5 +4.4 pp
2022 20.2 −5.7 pp
2021 25.8 −0.5 pp
2020 26.4 +4.2 pp
2019 22.2 −0.7 pp
2018 22.9 +1.3 pp
2017 21.6 −0.8 pp
2016 22.4 +0.1 pp
2015 22.3 +0.4 pp
2014 21.9 −4.6 pp
2013 26.5 −0.9 pp
2012 27.4 −1 pp
2011 28.4 +0.6 pp
2010 27.8 −1.8 pp
2009 29.6 +1.5 pp
2008 28.1 −7.1 pp
2007 35.2 −3.5 pp
2006 38.7 +4.7 pp
2005 34 −4.3 pp
2004 38.3 −5.3 pp
2003 43.6 −2.7 pp
2002 46.3 +5.3 pp
2001 41 −0.4 pp
2000 41.4 +14.8 pp
1999 26.6 −4.1 pp
1998 30.7 +1.5 pp
1997 29.2 +0.1 pp
1996 29.1 +1.9 pp
1995 27.2 −1.6 pp
1994 28.8 −0 pp
1993 28.8 −0.8 pp
1992 29.6 +1.8 pp
1991 27.8 +0.8 pp
1990 27 −5.6 pp
1989 32.5 +1 pp
1988 31.5 −2.3 pp
1987 33.8 −4.5 pp
1986 38.3 +4 pp
1985 34.2 +3.9 pp
1984 30.4 −2.3 pp
1983 32.7 −1.8 pp
1982 34.5 +3.3 pp
1981 31.1 +3 pp
1980 28.2 +1.9 pp
1979 26.2 +1.1 pp
1978 25.1 +1.4 pp
1977 23.7 +1.5 pp
1976 22.3

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.