Tariff rate across all products in Seychelles

Seychelles: Tariff rate across all products was 1.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
1.3%
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
169th
of 184 countries
All-time high
32.6%
in 2005
All-time low
1.1%
in 2021
Years of data
13
2000–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Seychelles, 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 26.9 %2001: 32.5 %2005: 32.6 %2006: 32.6 %2007: 30.1 %2015: 2.8 %2016: 4.3 %2017: 3.7 %2018: 2.1 %2019: 20.3 %2020: 1.5 %2021: 1.1 %2022: 1.3 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tariff rate across all products in Seychelles is 1.3%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 18.7% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Seychelles peaked at 32.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2021.

That places Seychelles 169th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tariff rate across all products in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Tariff rate across all products in Seychelles, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 26.9%
2001 32.5% +20.8%
2005 32.6% +0.2%
2006 32.6% -0.1%
2007 30.1% -7.7%
2015 2.8% -90.6%
2016 4.3% +53.2%
2017 3.7% -14.4%
2018 2.1% -43.5%
2019 20.3% +870.3%
2020 1.5% -92.8%
2021 1.1% -27.2%
2022 1.3% +18.7%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 95% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 1.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 14% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Tariff rate across all products 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.

YearChange FromTo
2019 +870.3% 2.1% 20.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.9% 26.9% 32.6% 5
2010s 6.6% 2.1% 20.3% 5
2020s 1.3% 1.1% 1.5% 3

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 167 Costa Rica 1.3% compare
  2. 167 Switzerland 1.3% compare
  3. 170 Mauritius 1.2% compare
  4. 171 Moldova 1.2% compare
  5. 172 Vietnam 1.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate across all products in Seychelles?
Tariff rate across all products in Seychelles was 1.3% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2005.
What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
How does Seychelles rank for tariff rate across all products?
Seychelles ranks 169th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.