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Trade openness — Seychelles

Trade openness in the Seychelles in 2025 — 172.29%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 138. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 75.2 pp.

2025 172.29% −3.59 pp vs 2024
World rank 9of 138
Period maximum 222.18%2012
Period minimum 50.07%1994

Trend over time

1976–2025 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Seychelles, 1976–20250100200300197619811986199119962001200620112016202120251976: 97.09%1977: 88.1%1978: 85.32%1979: 83.56%1980: 77.14%1981: 67.5%1982: 72.36%1983: 69.85%1984: 71.18%1985: 71.29%1986: 56.45%1987: 51.43%1988: 63.73%1989: 61.87%1990: 62.58%1991: 56.06%1992: 52.4%1993: 57.89%1994: 50.07%1995: 53.39%1996: 98.06%1997: 76.65%1998: 78.97%1999: 88.36%2000: 151.3%2001: 179.88%2002: 156.93%2003: 168.84%2004: 149.54%2005: 171.1%2006: 177.57%2007: 174.93%2008: 208.84%2009: 221.93%2010: 198.16%2011: 210.08%2012: 222.18%2013: 196.52%2014: 213.35%2015: 187.48%2016: 180.87%2017: 197.44%2018: 185.71%2019: 173.41%2020: 153.48%2021: 183.77%2022: 191.58%2023: 183.84%2024: 175.87%2025: 172.29%
Change over the period: +75.2 pp Annual average: 1.53 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Seychelles 172.29%
World 68.49%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 54.99%
Eastern Africa computed 49.59%
Trade openness — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 172.29 −3.59 pp
2024 175.87 −7.97 pp
2023 183.84 −7.74 pp
2022 191.58 +7.81 pp
2021 183.77 +30.29 pp
2020 153.48 −19.92 pp
2019 173.41 −12.3 pp
2018 185.71 −11.73 pp
2017 197.44 +16.58 pp
2016 180.87 −6.61 pp
2015 187.48 −25.88 pp
2014 213.35 +16.84 pp
2013 196.52 −25.66 pp
2012 222.18 +12.1 pp
2011 210.08 +11.91 pp
2010 198.16 −23.77 pp
2009 221.93 +13.09 pp
2008 208.84 +33.91 pp
2007 174.93 −2.64 pp
2006 177.57 +6.47 pp
2005 171.1 +21.56 pp
2004 149.54 −19.3 pp
2003 168.84 +11.91 pp
2002 156.93 −22.96 pp
2001 179.88 +28.58 pp
2000 151.3 +62.94 pp
1999 88.36 +9.39 pp
1998 78.97 +2.33 pp
1997 76.65 −21.41 pp
1996 98.06 +44.66 pp
1995 53.39 +3.32 pp
1994 50.07 −7.82 pp
1993 57.89 +5.5 pp
1992 52.4 −3.66 pp
1991 56.06 −6.52 pp
1990 62.58 +0.71 pp
1989 61.87 −1.86 pp
1988 63.73 +12.3 pp
1987 51.43 −5.01 pp
1986 56.45 −14.85 pp
1985 71.29 +0.12 pp
1984 71.18 +1.33 pp
1983 69.85 −2.51 pp
1982 72.36 +4.86 pp
1981 67.5 −9.64 pp
1980 77.14 −6.41 pp
1979 83.56 −1.76 pp
1978 85.32 −2.78 pp
1977 88.1 −8.99 pp
1976 97.09 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

DJ Djibouti 206.3 SC Seychelles 172.29 MU Mauritius 139.94 SO Somalia 128.06 MZ Mozambique 97.1 RW Rwanda 56.67 MG Madagascar 54.24 UG Uganda 50.2 KM Comoros 40.89 MW Malawi 39.4 TZ Tanzania 38.97 KE Kenya 37.52 ET Ethiopia 33.46
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — the standard indicator of the trade openness of an economy. Values above 100% are not an anomaly: they mean that trade turnover exceeds annual GDP, which is typical of trading hubs and of small economies built into supply chains.

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

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