Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Seychelles
Seychelles: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 15.8% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Seychelles, 1985–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 15.8% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2008.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Seychelles peaked at 20.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1997.
Seychelles ranks 120th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 20.4% | — |
| 1986 | 18.8% | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | -33.2% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | -26.6% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -23.6% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -4.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 15.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 65% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 15.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.5%, 62% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.0% | 12.4% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 10.2% | 14.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.7% | 17.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 117 Ukraine 16.2% compare
- 118 Albania 16.0% compare
- 119 Burundi 15.8% compare
- 121 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.5% compare
- 122 Costa Rica 15.3% compare
- 123 Kyrgyzstan 14.5%
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 income, profits and capital gains in Seychelles?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Seychelles was 15.8% in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1997.
- How does Seychelles rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Seychelles ranks 120th out of 153 countries with data for 2008.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.