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Seychelles · Finances and debt

East Africa SADC Seychellois rupee (SCR)

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · updated on

Public finances and external accounts

A fiscal deficit of 1.0 % of GDP

Seychelles: in 2025, the general government spent 1.0 % of GDP more than it collected, public debt stood at 51.2 % of GDP, the current account showed a deficit of 7.7 % (IMF).

Fiscal balance · 2025
−1.0 %
of GDP · +14.7 pt since 2020
Public debt · 2025
51.2 %
of GDP · −27.4 pt since 2020
Current account · 2025
−7.7 %
of GDP · +4.8 pt since 2020

Fiscal balance, % of GDP

Negative: a deficit · dashed: estimates and projections

−20 % −15 % −10 % −5 % 0 % 5 % 2015 2020 2025 2030 Seychelles −2.1 East Africa −3.5 −20 % −15 % −10 % −5 % 0 % 5 % 2015 2020 2025 2030
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Seychelles: in 2025, the general government spent 1.0 % of GDP more than it collected, public debt stood at 51.2 % of GDP, the current account showed a deficit of 7.7 % (IMF).
Year SeychellesEast Africa
2015 +1.4 % −4.3 %
2016 0.0 % −3.7 %
2017 −1.7 % −4.0 %
2018 −0.8 % −4.1 %
2019 +0.4 % −4.7 %
2020 −15.7 % −5.3 %
2021 −5.8 % −4.6 %
2022 −0.8 % −4.4 %
2023 −1.2 % −3.7 %
2024 −0.7 % −3.3 %
2025 · estimate −1.0 % −3.7 %
2026 · projection −1.9 % −4.1 %
2027 · projection −2.6 % −3.8 %
2028 · projection −2.3 % −3.6 %
2029 · projection −2.2 % −3.7 %
2030 · projection −2.1 % −3.5 %
  • Seychelles
  • East Africa

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · general government net lending or borrowing · group values weighted by GDP in dollars (Syli Atlas)

Current account, % of GDP

Trade, income and transfers with the rest of the world

−20 % −15 % −10 % −5 % 0 % 2015 2020 2025 2030 Seychelles −7.1 −20 % −15 % −10 % −5 % 0 % 2015 2020 2025 2030
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Current account balance of Seychelles, % of GDP
Year Seychelles
2015 −17.9 %
2016 −2.9 %
2017 −1.0 %
2018 −2.3 %
2019 −2.8 %
2020 −12.5 %
2021 −10.5 %
2022 −7.5 %
2023 −6.4 %
2024 −7.9 %
2025 · estimate −7.7 %
2026 · projection −8.5 %
2027 · projection −5.3 %
2028 · projection −6.7 %
2029 · projection −7.0 %
2030 · projection −7.1 %

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Currency

Seychellois rupee

The Seychellois rupee has no fixed peg: its value against the dollar and the euro moves with the market and the central bank's policy.

Currency
SCR
Seychellois rupee
Exchange regime
—
no fixed peg
Inflation · 2025
0.3 %
average annual change in consumer prices

Currency codes: ISO 4217 · fixed parities: central banks (BCEAO, BEAC, Central Bank of the Comoros, Bank of Cape Verde…) · inflation: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Debt

The debt of Seychelles

The World Bank publishes no external debt figures for Seychelles.

Debt of the 54 countries →
Public debt · 2025
51.2 %
of GDP · IMF