Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Seychelles
Seychelles: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 1.90 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Seychelles, 1971–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Seychelles stood at 1.90 billion. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 351.3% on the previous year and up 2,354.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Seychelles peaked at 1.90 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -724.12 million, in 2002.
That places Seychelles 141st out of 178 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.00 million | — |
| 1972 | 31.40 million | +25.6% |
| 1973 | 18.40 million | -41.4% |
| 1974 | 22.90 million | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 38.60 million | +68.6% |
| 1976 | 63.80 million | +65.3% |
| 1977 | 71.80 million | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 78.75 million | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 99.13 million | +25.9% |
| 1980 | 163.51 million | +64.9% |
| 1981 | 110.42 million | -32.5% |
| 1982 | 81.53 million | -26.2% |
| 1983 | 67.96 million | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 71.54 million | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 68.27 million | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 61.89 million | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 78.12 million | +26.2% |
| 1988 | 56.86 million | -27.2% |
| 1989 | 50.03 million | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 82.84 million | +65.6% |
| 1991 | 158.25 million | +91.0% |
| 1992 | 171.65 million | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 182.31 million | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 135.86 million | -25.5% |
| 1995 | 124.56 million | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 96.24 million | -22.7% |
| 1997 | 51.88 million | -46.1% |
| 1998 | -84.36 million | -262.6% |
| 1999 | -67.23 million | -20.3% |
| 2000 | -456.52 million | +579.0% |
| 2001 | -401.84 million | -12.0% |
| 2002 | -724.12 million | +80.2% |
| 2003 | -519.77 million | -28.2% |
| 2004 | -415.96 million | -20.0% |
| 2005 | -276.89 million | -33.4% |
| 2006 | 530.20 million | -291.5% |
| 2007 | 421.38 million | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 1.90 billion | +351.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.98 million | 18.40 million | 99.13 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 81.01 million | 50.03 million | 163.51 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.20 million | -84.36 million | 182.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.45 million | -724.12 million | 1.90 billion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Seychelles
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 80,050 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2016)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 579.47 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 593.25 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 593.25 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 593.25 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,889 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 16.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,889 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Seychelles?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Seychelles was 1.90 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -724.12 million in 2002.
- How does Seychelles rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Seychelles ranks 141st out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,354.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.