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Current account balance — Seychelles

Current account balance in the Seychelles in 2031 — -4.6%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 6 pp.

2031 -4.6% +0.1 pp vs 2030
World rank 143of 188
Period maximum 6.5%1994
Period minimum -27.5%1982

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Seychelles, 1980–2031-30-20-1001019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -10.6%1981: -12.2%1982: -27.5%1983: -17.8%1984: -8.8%1985: -11.4%1986: -16%1987: -8.5%1988: -10%1989: -13%1990: -3.5%1991: -2.2%1992: -1.6%1993: 1.8%1994: 6.5%1995: 0.3%1996: -10.4%1997: -11.7%1998: -17.5%1999: -18.7%2000: -7%2001: -24.6%2002: -14.5%2003: -1.3%2004: -7.2%2005: -18.9%2006: -13.2%2007: -10.8%2008: -18.5%2009: -14.8%2010: -19.1%2011: -22.6%2012: -15.2%2013: -11.9%2014: -22.4%2015: -17.9%2016: -2.9%2017: 0.3%2018: -2.4%2019: -2.8%2020: -12.5%2021: -10.5%2022: -7.6%2023: -6.4%2024: -7.9%2025: -6.5%2026: -7.8%2027: -5.6%2028: -5.8%2029: -5.4%2030: -4.7%2031: -4.6%
Change over the period: +6 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Seychelles -4.6%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Eastern Africa computed -2.4%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -4.6 +0.1 pp
2030 -4.7 +0.7 pp
2029 -5.4 +0.4 pp
2028 -5.8 −0.2 pp
2027 -5.6 +2.2 pp
2026 -7.8 −1.3 pp
2025 -6.5 +1.4 pp
2024 -7.9 −1.5 pp
2023 -6.4 +1.2 pp
2022 -7.6 +2.9 pp
2021 -10.5 +2 pp
2020 -12.5 −9.7 pp
2019 -2.8 −0.4 pp
2018 -2.4 −2.7 pp
2017 0.3 +3.2 pp
2016 -2.9 +15 pp
2015 -17.9 +4.5 pp
2014 -22.4 −10.5 pp
2013 -11.9 +3.3 pp
2012 -15.2 +7.4 pp
2011 -22.6 −3.5 pp
2010 -19.1 −4.3 pp
2009 -14.8 +3.7 pp
2008 -18.5 −7.7 pp
2007 -10.8 +2.4 pp
2006 -13.2 +5.7 pp
2005 -18.9 −11.7 pp
2004 -7.2 −5.9 pp
2003 -1.3 +13.2 pp
2002 -14.5 +10.1 pp
2001 -24.6 −17.6 pp
2000 -7 +11.7 pp
1999 -18.7 −1.2 pp
1998 -17.5 −5.8 pp
1997 -11.7 −1.3 pp
1996 -10.4 −10.7 pp
1995 0.3 −6.2 pp
1994 6.5 +4.7 pp
1993 1.8 +3.4 pp
1992 -1.6 +0.6 pp
1991 -2.2 +1.3 pp
1990 -3.5 +9.5 pp
1989 -13 −3 pp
1988 -10 −1.5 pp
1987 -8.5 +7.5 pp
1986 -16 −4.6 pp
1985 -11.4 −2.6 pp
1984 -8.8 +9 pp
1983 -17.8 +9.7 pp
1982 -27.5 −15.3 pp
1981 -12.2 −1.6 pp
1980 -10.6 —

Eastern Africa, 2031

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

DJ Djibouti 8.3 SS South Sudan 6.2 ZW Zimbabwe 1.5 ZM Zambia 1.4 UG Uganda -1.4 MZ Mozambique -1.8 TZ Tanzania -2 MU Mauritius -2.3 ET Ethiopia -2.6 KM Comoros -3 KE Kenya -3.2 SC Seychelles -4.6 BI Burundi -4.8 MG Madagascar -5.4 RW Rwanda -6 MW Malawi -9.4 SO Somalia -10.3
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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