Taxes on goods and services in Seychelles
Seychelles: Taxes on goods and services was 14.8% in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services in Seychelles, 1993–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services in Seychelles is 14.8%, measured in 2008.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 371.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Seychelles peaked at 17.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1995.
That places Seychelles 28th out of 154 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.1% | — |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -24.0% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -29.2% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +69.0% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +616.4% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 2.4% | 17.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 25 Belize 15.3% compare
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.9% compare
- 27 North Macedonia 14.9%
- 29 Slovenia 14.6% compare
- 30 Poland 14.4% compare
- 31 Senegal 14.1%
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 taxes on goods and services in Seychelles?
- Taxes on goods and services in Seychelles was 14.8% in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1995.
- How does Seychelles rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Seychelles ranks 28th out of 154 countries with data for 2008.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 371.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.