Seychelles - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Seychelles was 32.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 49.30 in 2011, while its lowest value was 1.58 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1973 2.85
1977 4.19
1978 5.43
1979 7.05
1980 23.92
1981 20.19
1982 15.02
1983 16.41
1984 23.78
1985 8.92
1986 6.29
1987 1.58
1988 8.97
1989 16.86
1990 16.96
1991 17.58
1992 16.14
1993 13.30
1994 14.59
1995 12.17
1996 11.21
1997 14.11
1998 9.73
1999 10.16
2000 22.82
2001 15.48
2002 15.76
2003 19.37
2004 28.15
2005 24.15
2006 28.25
2007 29.89
2008 36.92
2009 30.88
2010 48.36
2011 49.30
2012 29.40
2013 28.44
2014 32.03
2015 27.46
2016 16.31
2017 27.01
2018 29.98
2019 37.29
2020 32.91

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Seychelles was 1,004,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,302,000,000 in 2017 and a minimum value of 2,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1960 2,000,000
1961 2,000,000
1962 2,000,000
1963 2,000,000
1964 2,000,000
1965 2,000,000
1966 4,000,000
1967 5,000,000
1968 6,000,000
1969 7,000,000
1970 10,000,000
1971 15,000,000
1972 21,000,000
1973 25,000,000
1974 28,000,000
1975 32,000,000
1976 39,000,000
1977 46,000,000
1978 58,000,000
1979 85,000,000
1980 99,000,000
1981 93,000,000
1982 98,000,000
1983 88,000,000
1984 88,000,000
1985 99,000,000
1986 106,000,000
1987 113,000,000
1988 159,000,000
1989 165,000,000
1990 186,000,000
1991 172,000,000
1992 192,000,000
1993 238,000,000
1994 206,000,000
1995 233,000,000
1996 379,000,000
1997 340,000,000
1998 384,000,000
1999 434,000,000
2000 342,000,000
2001 476,000,000
2002 420,000,000
2003 412,000,000
2004 497,000,000
2005 675,000,000
2006 757,000,000
2007 859,000,000
2008 1,087,000,000
2009 794,000,000
2010 984,000,000
2011 1,049,000,000
2012 1,071,000,000
2013 1,082,000,000
2014 1,144,000,000
2015 991,000,000
2016 1,040,000,000
2017 1,302,000,000
2018 1,271,000,000
2019 1,167,000,000
2020 1,004,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Seychelles was 67.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 88.26 in 2011, while its lowest value was 51.14 in 2016.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1970 78.41
1971 76.60
1972 78.97
1973 63.82
1974 63.82
1975 67.00
1976 64.63
1977 69.76
1978 70.05
1979 64.40
1980 78.34
1981 70.89
1982 68.42
1983 73.72
1984 68.56
1985 73.25
1986 75.50
1987 76.69
1988 82.13
1989 75.41
1990 78.11
1991 73.95
1992 71.34
1993 59.83
1994 58.76
1995 61.95
1996 70.30
1997 74.52
1998 69.52
1999 79.76
2000 77.86
2001 85.43
2002 80.50
2003 80.07
2004 82.83
2005 83.62
2006 79.99
2007 83.42
2008 83.78
2009 78.85
2010 85.68
2011 88.26
2012 85.15
2013 77.79
2014 77.04
2015 74.87
2016 51.14
2017 78.38
2018 73.59
2019 70.05
2020 67.40

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Seychelles was 23.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 37.05 in 1995, while its lowest value was 11.43 in 2011.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1970 21.59
1971 23.40
1972 21.03
1973 35.77
1974 36.18
1975 30.69
1976 28.19
1977 25.17
1978 26.44
1979 25.45
1980 21.25
1981 25.35
1982 30.14
1983 22.95
1984 27.61
1985 22.51
1986 19.77
1987 22.05
1988 16.72
1989 19.26
1990 21.04
1991 24.83
1992 22.91
1993 34.49
1994 35.49
1995 37.05
1996 28.84
1997 25.45
1998 30.44
1999 20.23
2000 21.73
2001 13.93
2002 19.05
2003 19.63
2004 16.90
2005 15.70
2006 19.52
2007 16.33
2008 15.96
2009 20.94
2010 14.06
2011 11.43
2012 14.40
2013 21.70
2014 22.24
2015 24.37
2016 17.75
2017 20.24
2018 26.15
2019 22.22
2020 23.95

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Seychelles was 8.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 9.13 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.99 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1973 5.69
1975 0.99
1976 1.86
1977 1.55
1978 3.15
1979 2.75
1980 3.59
1981 4.51
1982 4.42
1983 4.04
1984 4.18
1985 3.50
1986 3.26
1987 2.64
1988 2.79
1989 3.49
1990 3.63
1991 7.43
1992 4.80
1993 4.44
1994 4.00
1995 4.25
1996 3.19
1997 4.80
1998 4.97
1999 5.12
2000 4.92
2001 3.36
2002 4.09
2003 3.76
2004 3.69
2005 4.88
2006 6.31
2007 5.84
2008 3.81
2009 5.55
2010 4.25
2011 3.20
2012 5.15
2013 6.44
2014 7.59
2015 8.48
2016 4.94
2017 6.64
2018 9.13
2019 8.52
2020 8.15

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Seychelles was 1.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 1.63 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1990 0.01
1991 0.03
1992 0.08
1995 0.02
1996 0.11
1997 0.27
1998 0.54
1999 0.81
2000 0.13
2001 0.36
2002 0.03
2003 0.01
2004 0.21
2005 0.44
2006 1.19
2007 0.67
2008 0.17
2009 0.26
2010 0.29
2011 0.70
2012 0.29
2013 0.54
2014 0.60
2015 0.94
2016 0.84
2017 0.74
2018 1.41
2019 1.23
2020 1.63

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Seychelles was 0.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 4.47 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.05 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 0.75
1982 1.03
1988 0.05
1990 0.17
1991 0.05
1995 0.06
1996 0.07
1997 0.19
1998 0.08
1999 0.16
2000 0.12
2001 0.07
2002 0.23
2003 0.21
2004 0.06
2005 0.16
2006 0.32
2007 0.29
2008 0.33
2009 4.47
2010 0.50
2011 0.35
2012 0.52
2013 1.08
2014 1.24
2015 0.83
2016 0.84
2017 0.95
2018 0.66
2019 0.61
2020 0.62

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Seychelles was 0.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 14.12 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2003.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1973 2.85
1977 0.66
1982 3.81
1983 1.66
1984 6.73
1985 2.65
1993 13.10
1994 14.12
1995 11.53
1996 10.56
1997 1.34
1998 7.76
1999 0.01
2000 0.01
2001 0.69
2002 0.02
2003 0.00
2004 0.13
2005 0.01
2006 0.07
2007 0.09
2008 0.43
2009 0.28
2010 0.19
2011 0.18
2012 0.44
2013 0.55
2014 0.83
2015 1.26
2016 0.98
2017 1.36
2018 1.63
2019 0.94
2020 0.60

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Seychelles was 8.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 8.02 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.11 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1970 4.55
1971 2.84
1972 1.54
1973 1.63
1974 1.63
1975 1.32
1976 2.13
1977 1.99
1978 1.40
1979 2.39
1980 2.98
1981 3.97
1982 6.28
1983 3.80
1984 3.48
1985 1.70
1986 1.11
1987 1.79
1988 1.64
1989 1.99
1990 1.46
1991 2.42
1992 2.48
1993 2.67
1994 1.92
1995 2.90
1996 2.73
1997 2.82
1998 2.68
1999 2.24
2000 3.72
2001 1.63
2002 2.14
2003 2.21
2004 2.75
2005 2.66
2006 2.95
2007 2.65
2008 6.36
2009 2.31
2010 2.41
2011 2.20
2012 2.80
2013 6.69
2014 4.74
2015 4.69
2016 4.00
2017 4.20
2018 6.15
2019 5.15
2020 8.02

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Seychelles was 4.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 34.55 in 1974, while its lowest value was 4.81 in 2011.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1970 17.05
1971 20.57
1972 19.49
1973 25.61
1974 34.55
1975 28.38
1976 24.20
1977 20.97
1978 21.89
1979 20.31
1980 14.68
1981 16.11
1982 14.61
1983 13.44
1984 13.23
1985 14.65
1986 15.40
1987 17.62
1988 12.24
1989 13.77
1990 15.78
1991 14.90
1992 15.56
1993 14.27
1994 15.46
1995 18.30
1996 12.19
1997 16.03
1998 14.42
1999 11.89
2000 12.84
2001 7.82
2002 12.54
2003 13.45
2004 10.06
2005 7.55
2006 8.68
2007 6.79
2008 4.85
2009 8.07
2010 6.42
2011 4.81
2012 5.21
2013 6.40
2014 7.25
2015 8.16
2016 6.16
2017 6.35
2018 7.16
2019 5.77
2020 4.92

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Seychelles was 8.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 31.11 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1970.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.00
1973 0.41
1974 0.00
1975 2.31
1976 7.18
1977 5.08
1978 3.50
1979 10.16
1980 0.41
1981 3.76
1982 1.44
1983 3.33
1984 3.83
1985 4.25
1986 4.73
1987 1.27
1988 1.16
1989 5.33
1990 0.84
1991 1.22
1992 5.75
1993 5.68
1994 5.74
1995 1.00
1996 0.87
1997 0.04
1998 0.04
1999 0.01
2000 0.41
2001 0.64
2002 0.45
2003 0.29
2004 0.26
2005 0.68
2006 0.49
2007 0.25
2008 0.27
2009 0.21
2010 0.26
2011 0.31
2012 0.45
2013 0.51
2014 0.72
2015 0.76
2016 31.11
2017 1.37
2018 0.26
2019 7.73
2020 8.65

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Seychelles was $1,311,270,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,720,951,000 in 2011 and $8,800,000 in 1970.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $8,800,000
1971 $14,100,000
1972 $19,500,000
1973 $24,600,000
1974 $24,600,000
1975 $30,300,000
1976 $37,600,000
1977 $45,300,000
1978 $57,100,000
1979 $83,700,000
1980 $97,400,000
1981 $93,100,000
1982 $97,200,000
1983 $84,100,000
1984 $86,200,000
1985 $94,200,000
1986 $98,628,150
1987 $94,800,000
1988 $123,705,900
1989 $164,744,400
1990 $186,456,600
1991 $172,366,600
1992 $192,309,400
1993 $238,442,900
1994 $206,255,800
1995 $240,390,500
1996 $380,281,200
1997 $336,011,300
1998 $383,034,300
1999 $433,535,600
2000 $338,615,000
2001 $471,378,400
2002 $415,616,000
2003 $369,761,800
2004 $497,587,700
2005 $650,627,500
2006 $729,068,800
2007 $860,369,000
2008 $1,598,768,000
2009 $936,978,300
2010 $1,180,307,000
2011 $1,720,951,000
2012 $1,279,816,000
2013 $924,711,400
2014 $1,075,347,000
2015 $983,737,900
2016 $1,647,990,000
2017 $1,348,463,000
2018 $1,136,551,000
2019 $1,437,736,000
2020 $1,311,270,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports