Economy of Seychelles - Statistics

Statistics

GDP:
official exchange rate - $0,921 billion (2008)
purchasing power parity - $1,864 billion (2008)

GDP - real growth rate:
+4,0% (2010 est.)
-0,8% (2008)

GDP - per capita:
official exchange rate - $12 068 (2007)
purchasing power parity - $21 653 (2007)

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 3,2%
industry: 30,4%
services: 66,4% (2005 estimate)

Population below poverty line:
NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
31,8% (2009)
3,2% (2010 est.)

Labor force:
39,560 (2006)
26,000 (1996)

Labor force - by occupation:
services: 74%, industry: 23%, agriculture: 3% (2006)
services: 57%, industry: 19%, government: 14%, fishing, agriculture, and forestry: 10% (1989)

Unemployment rate:
2% (2006 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $183,9 million
expenditures: $195,8 million (2009 est.)

Industries:
fishing, tourism, processing of coconuts and vanilla, coir (coconut fiber) rope, boat building, printing, furniture; beverages

Industrial production growth rate:
-2% (2009 est.)

Agriculture - products:
coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava (tapioca), bananas; poultry; tuna

Exports:
$495 million (2008 est.)
$312 million (1998 est.)

Exports - commodities:
canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports)

Exports - partners:
UK 21.1%, France 19.1%, Mauritius 10.1%, Japan 7.9%, Italy 7.8%, Netherlands 6% (2008)
UK 27.6%, France 15.8%, Spain 12.7%, Japan 8.6%, Italy 7.5%, Germany 5.6% (2004)

Imports:
$658 million (2009 est.)
$460 million (2005 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products

Imports - partners:
Saudi Arabia 17.2%, Singapore 12.2%, France 10.1%, Spain 8%, Germany 7%, India 6.9%, South Africa 4.6% (2008)

Debt - external:
$1,250 billion (2009 est.)
$0,276 billion (2005 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
$16,4 million (1995)

Currency:
1 Seychelles rupee (SCR or SRe) = 100 cents

Exchange rates:
Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US$1 – 11.85 (May 2010), 16.7 (February 2009), 8.0 (2008), 5.8 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.3 (1999), 4.7 (1995)

Seychelles rupees (SCR) per Pound Sterling £1 –- 17.50 (May 2010), 24.11 (February 2009)

Seychelles rupees (SCR) per Euro €1 –- 15.04 (May 2010), 21.55 (February 2009)

Fiscal year:
calendar year