Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 203.18 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Seychelles, 1960–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2017, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Seychelles stood at 203.18 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Seychelles peaked at 1,175 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 85.49 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 2008.
That places Seychelles 24th out of 168 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 325.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 275.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 1962 | 126.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -54.2% |
| 1963 | 159.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 1964 | 221.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +38.9% |
| 1965 | 333.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +50.7% |
| 1966 | 184.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | -44.6% |
| 1967 | 366.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +98.7% |
| 1968 | 326.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 227.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 1970 | 628.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | +176.0% |
| 1971 | 1,044 constant 2024 US$ per person | +66.0% |
| 1972 | 1,175 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 971.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 1974 | 934.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 669.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.4% |
| 1976 | 687.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 825.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1978 | 790.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 617.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 1980 | 524.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 1981 | 498.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 534.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 608.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 578.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 886.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | +53.2% |
| 1986 | 575.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -35.1% |
| 1987 | 465.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.1% |
| 1988 | 387.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 1989 | 460.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 556.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1991 | 391.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 1992 | 473.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1993 | 471.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 321.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.9% |
| 1995 | 242.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.6% |
| 1996 | 325.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +34.2% |
| 1997 | 254.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 1998 | 255.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 232.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 306.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | +31.8% |
| 2001 | 230.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.9% |
| 2002 | 169.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 146.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 156.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 192.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 144.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 114.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 85.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 264.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +209.1% |
| 2010 | 596.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +125.7% |
| 2011 | 254.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | -57.4% |
| 2012 | 315.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 215.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 152.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 2015 | 132.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 209.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +57.2% |
| 2017 | 203.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 203.18 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.43 constant 2024 US$ per person, 11.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 203.18 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.15 constant 2024 US$ per person, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +209.1% | 85.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 264.25 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 254.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 126.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | 366.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 834.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 617.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,175 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 551.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 387.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | 886.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 352.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | 232.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 556.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 181.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | 85.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 306.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 259.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | 132.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 596.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 21 Solomon Islands 231.61 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 22 Fiji 209.66 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 23 Jordan 205.03 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 25 Comoros 187.38 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 26 East Timor 167 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 27 Cape Verde 152.51 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Seychelles?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Seychelles was 203.18 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1,175 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.49 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2008.
- How does Seychelles rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 24th out of 168 countries with data for 2017.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.