Gabon vs Seychelles: Claims on central government, etc.
Gabon
9.5%
in 2019
Seychelles
10.1%
in 2025
Gabon rank
94th
Seychelles rank
93rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Gabon
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 10.1% against 9.5% in Gabon, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Seychelles ahead.
Gabon ranks 94th and Seychelles ranks 93rd of 186 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 16.6% | 12.8% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 50.9% | 42.7% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 67.6% | 66.7% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 11.2% | 7.7% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Gabon or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 10.1% against 9.5% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Gabon and Seychelles?
- 0.6%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Seychelles?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Gabon and Seychelles rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Gabon ranks 94th and Seychelles ranks 93rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.