Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 8,502 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Seychelles, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 8,502 current US$ per person for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Seychelles peaked at 9,055 current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,382 current US$ per person, in 1996.
Seychelles ranks 14th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,975 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 2,382 current US$ per person | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 2,522 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 2,422 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 2,512 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 2,773 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 2,722 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2,950 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 3,117 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 3,104 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,247 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 3,818 current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 4,657 current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 4,692 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 3,998 current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 3,921 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4,346 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 4,858 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 5,381 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 5,265 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 5,170 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 7,932 current US$ per person | +53.4% |
| 2017 | 8,796 current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 8,805 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9,055 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3,395 current US$ per person | -62.5% |
| 2021 | 5,990 current US$ per person | +76.4% |
| 2022 | 8,041 current US$ per person | +34.2% |
| 2023 | 8,502 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 8,502 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 4.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 8,502 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 current US$ per person, 507.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +76.4% | 3,395 current US$ per person | 5,990 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -62.5% | 9,055 current US$ per person | 3,395 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,563 current US$ per person | 2,382 current US$ per person | 2,975 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,508 current US$ per person | 2,722 current US$ per person | 4,692 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,353 current US$ per person | 3,921 current US$ per person | 9,055 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,482 current US$ per person | 3,395 current US$ per person | 8,502 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 11 Luxembourg 9,865 current US$ per person compare
- 12 United States Virgin Islands 9,483 current US$ per person compare
- 13 Maldives 9,102 current US$ per person compare
- 15 Iceland 8,341 current US$ per person compare
- 16 Qatar 8,257 current US$ per person compare
- 17 Bermuda 8,143 current 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Seychelles?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Seychelles was 8,502 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 9,055 current US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,382 current US$ per person in 1996.
- How does Seychelles rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Seychelles ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed 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
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.