Expense in Seychelles
Seychelles: Expense was 2.28 billion current LCU in 2008. ▲ Rising
Expense in Seychelles, 1985–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 2.28 billion current LCU for expense in 2008. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Seychelles peaked at 2.28 billion current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 520.50 million current LCU, in 1985.
That places Seychelles 143rd out of 157 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 646.62 million current LCU | 520.50 million current LCU | 814.00 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.31 billion current LCU | 1.13 billion current LCU | 1.48 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.89 billion current LCU | 1.52 billion current LCU | 2.28 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More public sector data for Seychelles
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Tax revenue 22.1% (2008)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 15.8% (2008)
- Taxes on goods and services 36.0% (2008)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.6% (2008)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 7.2% (2008)
- Interest payments 14.1% (2008)
- Grants and other revenue 35.4% (2008)
- Interest payments 19.7% (2008)
- Other taxes 1.5% (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Seychelles?
- Expense in Seychelles was 2.28 billion current LCU in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 billion current LCU in 2008.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 520.50 million current LCU in 1985.
- How does Seychelles rank for expense?
- Seychelles ranks 143rd out of 157 countries with data for 2008.
- Is expense rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.