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Services share of GDP — Seychelles

Services share of GDP in the Seychelles in 2025 — 67.9%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 158. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 0.7 pp.

2025 67.9% −1 pp vs 2024
World rank 20of 158
Period maximum 71.8%2021
Period minimum 35.4%2003

Trend over time

1976–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Seychelles, 1976–2025304050607080197619811986199119962001200620112016202120251976: 67.2%1977: 69.4%1978: 69.7%1979: 69.4%1980: 64.1%1981: 53.2%1982: 54.6%1983: 53.5%1984: 54.6%1985: 56.7%1986: 54.2%1987: 57.3%1988: 52.1%1989: 54%1990: 49.2%1991: 48.3%1992: 46.9%1993: 43.7%1994: 52.8%1995: 52%1996: 50.9%1997: 51.3%1998: 50.4%1999: 49.5%2000: 38.9%2001: 40.5%2002: 36.7%2003: 35.4%2004: 57.1%2005: 57.1%2006: 59.9%2007: 61.7%2008: 61%2009: 62.3%2010: 61.6%2011: 59.7%2012: 60.7%2013: 64.3%2014: 64.8%2015: 67.2%2016: 68.5%2017: 69.3%2018: 69.9%2019: 70.9%2020: 69.3%2021: 71.8%2022: 70.2%2023: 68.9%2024: 68.9%2025: 67.9%
Change over the period: +0.7 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Seychelles 67.9%
World computed 59.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 50.2%
Eastern Africa computed 44.7%
Services share of GDP — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.9 −1 pp
2024 68.9 −0 pp
2023 68.9 −1.2 pp
2022 70.2 −1.6 pp
2021 71.8 +2.5 pp
2020 69.3 −1.6 pp
2019 70.9 +1 pp
2018 69.9 +0.7 pp
2017 69.3 +0.8 pp
2016 68.5 +1.2 pp
2015 67.2 +2.4 pp
2014 64.8 +0.5 pp
2013 64.3 +3.6 pp
2012 60.7 +1 pp
2011 59.7 −1.9 pp
2010 61.6 −0.7 pp
2009 62.3 +1.3 pp
2008 61 −0.6 pp
2007 61.7 +1.8 pp
2006 59.9 +2.8 pp
2005 57.1 +0 pp
2004 57.1 +21.7 pp
2003 35.4 −1.3 pp
2002 36.7 −3.8 pp
2001 40.5 +1.6 pp
2000 38.9 −10.6 pp
1999 49.5 −1 pp
1998 50.4 −0.9 pp
1997 51.3 +0.4 pp
1996 50.9 −1.1 pp
1995 52 −0.8 pp
1994 52.8 +9.1 pp
1993 43.7 −3.2 pp
1992 46.9 −1.4 pp
1991 48.3 −0.9 pp
1990 49.2 −4.7 pp
1989 54 +1.9 pp
1988 52.1 −5.2 pp
1987 57.3 +3.2 pp
1986 54.2 −2.5 pp
1985 56.7 +2 pp
1984 54.6 +1.2 pp
1983 53.5 −1.1 pp
1982 54.6 +1.4 pp
1981 53.2 −10.9 pp
1980 64.1 −5.2 pp
1979 69.4 −0.4 pp
1978 69.7 +0.3 pp
1977 69.4 +2.2 pp
1976 67.2 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 75.7 SC Seychelles 67.9 MU Mauritius 63.9 ZM Zambia 57 KE Kenya 55.1 RW Rwanda 52.3 MG Madagascar 48.8 KM Comoros 48.8 MW Malawi 48.7 ZW Zimbabwe 48.2 UG Uganda 42.1 BI Burundi 42.1 MZ Mozambique 42 ET Ethiopia 36.6 TZ Tanzania 28.8
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of value added by the service sector in GDP: wholesale and retail trade, transport, communications, finance, real estate, business and government services, education and health care. In most high-income countries it exceeds 70%; in small island states and tourism economies it reaches 80–90%.

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

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