Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Seychelles
Seychelles: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 111.56 million current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Seychelles, 1995–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 111.56 million current US$ for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.1% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Seychelles peaked at 111.56 million current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.00 million current US$, in 1999.
That places Seychelles 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 34.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 31.00 million current US$ | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 31.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.00 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 28.00 million current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 44.00 million current US$ | +57.1% |
| 2001 | 41.00 million current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 53.00 million current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 54.00 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 53.00 million current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 59.00 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 56.00 million current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 73.00 million current US$ | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 64.00 million current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 56.00 million current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 63.00 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 65.00 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 58.00 million current US$ | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 62.00 million current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 65.00 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 54.00 million current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 92.00 million current US$ | +70.4% |
| 2017 | 107.00 million current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 101.00 million current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 109.00 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 38.31 million current US$ | -64.9% |
| 2021 | 58.44 million current US$ | +52.5% |
| 2022 | 69.68 million current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 111.56 million current US$ | +60.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 111.56 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.47 billion current US$, 2% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 111.56 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 159.97 million current US$, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.60 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 34.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.30 million current US$ | 41.00 million current US$ | 73.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.60 million current US$ | 54.00 million current US$ | 109.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.50 million current US$ | 38.31 million current US$ | 111.56 million current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Seychelles?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Seychelles was 111.56 million current US$ in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 111.56 million current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.00 million current US$ in 1999.
- How does Seychelles rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Seychelles ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.