Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Seychelles
Seychelles: Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per was 176.56 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Seychelles, 1960–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Seychelles is 176.56 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 139.5% on the previous year and up 122.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Seychelles peaked at 1,167 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 73.71 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 2016.
That places Seychelles 33rd 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 from governments and private foundations, per in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 322.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 275.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 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 | 431.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +133.4% |
| 1968 | 509.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 1969 | 243.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -52.3% |
| 1970 | 681.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +180.3% |
| 1971 | 1,166 constant 2024 US$ per person | +71.1% |
| 1972 | 1,167 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 984.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 1974 | 928.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 664.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.4% |
| 1976 | 677.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 846.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 957.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 1,154 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 836.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.6% |
| 1981 | 695.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 1982 | 779 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 680.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 667.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1,067 constant 2024 US$ per person | +59.8% |
| 1986 | 1,048 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 705.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -32.7% |
| 1988 | 539.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 1989 | 559.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 888.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | +58.8% |
| 1991 | 496.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | -44.1% |
| 1992 | 437.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 440.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 275.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -37.3% |
| 1995 | 188.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 1996 | 352.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +86.8% |
| 1997 | 335.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 469.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 1999 | 242.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -48.4% |
| 2000 | 471.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +94.7% |
| 2001 | 236.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | -49.8% |
| 2002 | 1,097 constant 2024 US$ per person | +363.3% |
| 2003 | 151.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | -86.2% |
| 2004 | 155.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 251.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | +61.6% |
| 2006 | 188.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 79.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | -57.8% |
| 2008 | 81.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 236.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | +190.0% |
| 2010 | 373.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | +57.6% |
| 2011 | 260.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 416.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +60.2% |
| 2013 | 315.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 135.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -57.0% |
| 2015 | 82.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | -39.5% |
| 2016 | 73.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 176.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +139.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 176.56 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.2 constant 2024 US$ per person, 6.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 176.56 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.24 constant 2024 US$ per person, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +363.3% | 236.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,097 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 280.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | 126.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | 509.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 922.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 664.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,167 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 757.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | 539.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,067 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 412.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 188.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 888.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 294.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 79.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,097 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 229.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | 73.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 416.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 30 Cape Verde 193.5 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 31 Guyana 190.48 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 189.29 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 34 East Timor 168.48 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 35 South Sudan 145.08 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 36 Bhutan 143.62 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 from governments and private foundations, per in Seychelles?
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in Seychelles was 176.56 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1,167 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.71 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2016.
- How does Seychelles rank for foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per?
- Seychelles ranks 33rd out of 168 countries with data for 2017.
- Is foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.0%. 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 from governments and private foundations, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 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 from governments and private foundations ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 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 from governments and private foundations divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.