Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 19.2% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Seychelles, 1985–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 19.2% for customs and other import duties in 2008.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Seychelles peaked at 74.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2006.
Seychelles ranks 26th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 47.9% | — |
| 1986 | 50.1% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 74.3% | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 69.0% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 74.2% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 72.9% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 67.9% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -67.8% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +16.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 19.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 27.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 19.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -67.8% | 63.1% | 20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.7% | 47.9% | 74.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 69.9% | 63.7% | 74.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 16.3% | 63.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Seychelles?
- Customs and other import duties in Seychelles was 19.2% in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2006.
- How does Seychelles rank for customs and other import duties?
- Seychelles ranks 26th out of 151 countries with data for 2008.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.