Remittance inflows to GDP in Seychelles

Seychelles: Remittance inflows to GDP was 0.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
down 40.8%
World rank
129th
of 195 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 1992
All-time low
0.0%
in 1998
Years of data
32
1989–2020

Remittance inflows to GDP in Seychelles, 1989–2020

00.511.522.51989200420201989: 1.4 %1990: 2 %1991: 2 %1992: 2.5 %1993: 0.061 %1994: 0.061 %1995: 0.099 %1996: 0.14 %1997: 0.039 %1998: 0.019 %1999: 0.03 %2000: 0.514 %2001: 0.288 %2002: 0.284 %2003: 0.688 %2004: 0.811 %2005: 1.3 %2006: 1.3 %2007: 0.461 %2008: 0.327 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 1.8 %2011: 2.4 %2012: 1.7 %2013: 0.969 %2014: 1.1 %2015: 1.3 %2016: 1.5 %2017: 1.4 %2018: 1.4 %2019: 1.4 %2020: 0.831 %

Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for remittance inflows to gdp in Seychelles is 0.8%, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 40.8% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in Seychelles peaked at 2.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.

Seychelles ranks 129th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.0% 2.5% 10
2000s 0.8% 0.3% 1.9% 10
2010s 1.5% 1.0% 2.4% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is remittance inflows to gdp in Seychelles?
Remittance inflows to gdp in Seychelles was 0.8% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1992.
What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
How does Seychelles rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
Seychelles ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Remittance inflows to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 6,488 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.