Grants and other revenue in Seychelles
Seychelles: Grants and other revenue was 35.4% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Grants and other revenue in Seychelles, 1985–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 35.4% for grants and other revenue in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.6% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grants and other revenue in Seychelles peaked at 39.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1994.
That places Seychelles 33rd out of 154 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Grants and other revenue in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 23.2% | — |
| 1986 | 21.1% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 24.7% | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 24.1% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 22.0% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 26.3% | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +62.7% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -37.3% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.0% | 21.1% | 24.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 19.5% | 28.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 21.3% | 39.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 30 Solomon Islands 37.4%
- 31 Gabon 35.6%
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 35.6%
- 34 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.1% compare
- 35 Rwanda 34.4% compare
- 36 Lesotho 34.0% compare
More public sector data for Seychelles
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 191.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 221.34 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -19.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 26.86 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 41,304 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 72,231 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grants and other revenue in Seychelles?
- Grants and other revenue in Seychelles was 35.4% in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest grants and other revenue recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest grants and other revenue recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1994.
- How does Seychelles rank for grants and other revenue?
- Seychelles ranks 33rd out of 154 countries with data for 2008.
- Is grants and other revenue rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Grants and other revenue (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the definition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.