Seychelles - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Seychelles was $1,334,513,000 as of 2020. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,857,838,000 in 2018 and $43,982,360 in 1976.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1976 $43,982,360
1977 $60,352,860
1978 $79,698,340
1979 $107,313,900
1980 $123,762,900
1981 $119,688,800
1982 $124,836,000
1983 $114,576,200
1984 $120,299,600
1985 $143,411,100
1986 $163,872,100
1987 $181,308,700
1988 $216,575,500
1989 $219,711,200
1990 $246,864,700
1991 $230,640,300
1992 $257,084,400
1993 $302,999,100
1994 $268,247,200
1995 $317,737,900
1996 $381,050,400
1997 $431,114,300
1998 $466,804,500
1999 $525,732,700
2000 $501,836,400
2001 $644,203,300
2002 $596,835,000
2003 $595,787,500
2004 $672,105,000
2005 $884,894,000
2006 $984,508,100
2007 $948,655,400
2008 $1,084,375,000
2009 $991,541,600
2010 $1,047,720,000
2011 $1,180,926,000
2012 $1,415,084,000
2013 $1,546,900,000
2014 $1,584,567,000
2015 $1,420,873,000
2016 $1,498,441,000
2017 $1,706,770,000
2018 $1,857,838,000
2019 $1,792,842,000
2020 $1,334,513,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Seychelles was $1,064,943,000 as of 2020. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,558,272,000 in 2018 and $39,173,010 in 1976.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1976 $39,173,010
1977 $45,757,620
1978 $57,828,970
1979 $84,447,900
1980 $98,787,070
1981 $93,272,840
1982 $97,873,780
1983 $87,782,720
1984 $87,652,600
1985 $98,778,390
1986 $105,550,800
1987 $113,195,900
1988 $159,120,200
1989 $164,754,300
1990 $186,209,000
1991 $172,125,800
1992 $191,504,500
1993 $238,320,600
1994 $206,172,300
1995 $232,933,300
1996 $378,654,700
1997 $340,436,300
1998 $383,025,600
1999 $433,700,100
2000 $503,614,000
2001 $644,663,600
2002 $595,571,500
2003 $610,559,000
2004 $684,576,400
2005 $919,168,500
2006 $1,021,808,000
2007 $948,944,600
2008 $1,084,489,000
2009 $991,699,100
2010 $1,048,325,000
2011 $1,187,203,000
2012 $1,242,095,000
2013 $1,221,900,000
2014 $1,332,865,000
2015 $1,186,256,000
2016 $1,326,103,000
2017 $1,535,356,000
2018 $1,558,272,000
2019 $1,506,110,000
2020 $1,064,943,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Seychelles was 18,743,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,677,900,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 290,620,000 in 1976.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1976 290,620,000
1977 349,743,000
1978 402,054,000
1979 534,779,000
1980 631,442,000
1981 589,011,000
1982 641,322,000
1983 594,082,000
1984 618,728,000
1985 704,718,000
1986 651,965,000
1987 633,898,000
1988 856,634,000
1989 930,156,100
1990 993,779,000
1991 910,425,000
1992 980,867,000
1993 1,234,858,000
1994 1,042,366,000
1995 1,109,205,000
1996 1,881,876,000
1997 1,711,135,000
1998 2,015,519,000
1999 2,317,043,000
2000 2,877,550,000
2001 3,776,117,000
2002 3,263,732,000
2003 3,297,446,000
2004 3,765,170,000
2005 5,055,427,000
2006 5,640,073,000
2007 6,358,973,000
2008 10,256,230,000
2009 13,496,930,000
2010 12,650,980,000
2011 14,698,760,000
2012 17,010,000,000
2013 14,733,300,000
2014 16,989,900,000
2015 15,793,690,000
2016 17,663,160,000
2017 20,954,690,000
2018 21,677,900,000
2019 21,136,000,000
2020 18,743,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Seychelles was 1,361,587,000 as of 2017. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,361,587,000 in 2017 and 978,494,300 in 2012.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2012 978,494,300
2013 990,920,600
2014 1,160,494,000
2015 1,186,256,000
2016 1,244,902,000
2017 1,361,587,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Seychelles was 9.37 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.42 in 1993 and a minimum value of -27.53 in 2000.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1986 7.02
1987 -1.55
1988 28.46
1989 27.78
1990 16.21
1991 -3.00
1992 12.40
1993 30.42
1994 -14.23
1995 15.63
1996 21.06
1997 12.51
1998 23.50
1999 -1.43
2000 -27.53
2001 24.64
2002 -17.86
2003 -8.33
2013 1.27
2014 17.11
2015 2.22
2016 4.94
2017 9.37

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Seychelles was 8,984,997,000 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,984,997,000 in 2017 and a minimum value of 847,772,500 in 1985.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1985 847,772,500
1986 907,316,400
1987 893,283,800
1988 1,147,514,000
1989 1,466,346,000
1990 1,704,074,000
1991 1,653,009,000
1992 1,857,995,000
1993 2,423,254,000
1994 2,078,471,000
1995 2,403,244,000
1996 2,909,304,000
1997 3,273,393,000
1998 4,042,785,000
1999 3,985,011,000
2000 2,887,931,000
2001 3,599,496,000
2002 2,956,747,000
2003 2,710,362,000
2006 5,640,073,000
2012 6,457,000,000
2013 6,539,000,000
2014 7,658,000,000
2015 7,828,000,000
2016 8,215,000,000
2017 8,984,997,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Seychelles was 100.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 117.15 in 2012, while its lowest value was 42.38 in 1994.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1976 79.49
1977 70.91
1978 67.59
1979 66.36
1980 67.04
1981 60.21
1982 66.17
1983 59.83
1984 57.93
1985 58.49
1986 50.78
1987 45.41
1988 56.06
1989 54.05
1990 50.52
1991 45.98
1992 44.16
1993 50.29
1994 42.38
1995 45.83
1996 75.27
1997 60.47
1998 62.96
1999 69.62
2000 81.90
2001 103.60
2002 85.38
2003 86.52
2004 81.56
2005 100.01
2006 100.53
2007 91.81
2008 112.13
2009 117.03
2010 108.08
2011 111.39
2012 117.15
2013 92.00
2014 99.24
2015 86.12
2016 92.95
2017 100.47
2018 100.68
2019 95.15
2020 100.48

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments