Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Seychelles
Seychelles: Savings Rate, Percent per annum was 1.4 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Seychelles, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 1.4 for savings rate, percent per annum in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savings rate, percent per annum in Seychelles peaked at 9.06 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 2011.
That places Seychelles 38th out of 63 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.25 | — |
| 1982 | 7.25 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.92 | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 9 | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.06 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 8.61 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 8 | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.75 | -28.1% |
| 1999 | 3 | -47.8% |
| 2000 | 3.02 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.03 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.03 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.85 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 2.88 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.98 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.73 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 2.68 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.52 | +68.3% |
| 2009 | 6.67 | +47.7% |
| 2010 | 1.76 | -73.5% |
| 2011 | 1.13 | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 1.47 | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 1.72 | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 1.74 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.53 | +45.4% |
| 2016 | 2.89 | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 2.75 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.72 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.04 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 2.43 | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 1.94 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5 | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.47 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 1.4 | -5.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.05, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.92, 48% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -73.5% | 6.67 | 1.76 |
| 2008 | +68.3% | 2.68 | 4.52 |
| 1999 | -47.8% | 5.75 | 3 |
| 2009 | +47.7% | 4.52 | 6.67 |
| 2015 | +45.4% | 1.74 | 2.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.85 | 7.25 | 9 | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.64 | 3 | 9.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.44 | 2.68 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 | 1.13 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 | 1.4 | 2.43 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More financial sector data for Seychelles
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 39.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.18 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 39.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savings rate, percent per annum in Seychelles?
- Savings rate, percent per annum in Seychelles was 1.4 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 in 1992.
- What is the lowest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 2011.
- How does Seychelles rank for savings rate, percent per annum?
- Seychelles ranks 38th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is savings rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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 Savings Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.