How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: How have things changed?, annual growth rate was -2.5 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-2.5 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 345.4%
World rank
137th
of 212 countries
All-time high
193.42 % change on previous year
in 1997
All-time low
-29.5 % change on previous year
in 2007
Years of data
59
1966–2024
How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Seychelles, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded -2.5 % change on previous year for how have things changed?, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 345.4% on the previous year and down 216.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, annual growth rate in Seychelles peaked at 193.42 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -29.5 % change on previous year, in 2007.
Seychelles ranks 137th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 20 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 16.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 12.86 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 1976 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 1977 | 14.71 % change on previous year | +868.6% |
| 1978 | 17.39 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 1979 | -8.2 % change on previous year | -147.2% |
| 1980 | -5.67 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 1981 | 11.66 % change on previous year | -305.6% |
| 1982 | -22.52 % change on previous year | -293.3% |
| 1983 | -2.65 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 1984 | -5.18 % change on previous year | +95.8% |
| 1985 | 10.28 % change on previous year | -298.5% |
| 1986 | 10.3 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1987 | -14.13 % change on previous year | -237.3% |
| 1988 | 11.36 % change on previous year | -180.4% |
| 1989 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 1990 | 23.38 % change on previous year | +1235.8% |
| 1991 | 49.71 % change on previous year | +112.6% |
| 1992 | -17.75 % change on previous year | -135.7% |
| 1993 | -21.38 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 1994 | -12.22 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 1995 | -9.28 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 1996 | 18.61 % change on previous year | -300.5% |
| 1997 | 193.42 % change on previous year | +939.6% |
| 1998 | 67.74 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 1999 | 40.41 % change on previous year | -40.3% |
| 2000 | -3.62 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 2001 | 62.25 % change on previous year | -1819.8% |
| 2002 | 18.09 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 2003 | 36.92 % change on previous year | +104.1% |
| 2004 | 16.92 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 2005 | 7.47 % change on previous year | -55.9% |
| 2006 | -14.63 % change on previous year | -295.9% |
| 2007 | -29.5 % change on previous year | +101.7% |
| 2008 | 5.47 % change on previous year | -118.6% |
| 2009 | 16.73 % change on previous year | +205.7% |
| 2010 | 7.39 % change on previous year | -55.8% |
| 2011 | -13.35 % change on previous year | -280.6% |
| 2012 | -9 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -184.5% |
| 2014 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 2015 | 40.35 % change on previous year | +1770.8% |
| 2016 | 23.05 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 11.7 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 2019 | -2.85 % change on previous year | -214.1% |
| 2020 | -1.84 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2021 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -249.5% |
| 2022 | -5.78 % change on previous year | -310.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -117.7% |
| 2024 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -345.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's -2.5 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -2.37 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's -2.5 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8505 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1819.8% | -3.62 % change on previous year | 62.25 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +1770.8% | 2.16 % change on previous year | 40.35 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +1235.8% | 1.75 % change on previous year | 23.38 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +939.6% | 18.61 % change on previous year | 193.42 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +868.6% | 1.52 % change on previous year | 14.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.25 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 25 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | 7.49 % change on previous year | -8.2 % change on previous year | 20 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4809 % change on previous year | -22.52 % change on previous year | 11.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.26 % change on previous year | -21.38 % change on previous year | 193.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.61 % change on previous year | -29.5 % change on previous year | 62.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.96 % change on previous year | -13.35 % change on previous year | 40.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.27 % change on previous year | -5.78 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago -1.33 % change on previous year compare
- 135 United Arab Emirates -1.72 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Turks and Caicos Islands -2.23 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Algeria -2.55 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -2.77 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Guyana -2.91 % change on previous year 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 how have things changed?, annual growth rate in Seychelles?
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Seychelles was -2.5 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, annual growth rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 193.42 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, annual growth rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.5 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Seychelles rank for how have things changed?, annual growth rate?
- Seychelles ranks 137th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, annual growth rate rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 216.0%. 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 How have things changed?, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in How have things changed?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in How have things changed?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.