Central government expense in Seychelles

Central government expense in Seychelles was equal to 24.6% of GDP in 2008. The value for 2008 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1985 to 2008 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Seychelles is for 2008. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Seychelles, 2008 24.6% % of GDP
Change from 2007 −5.8percentage points 2007: 30.4%
World, 2008 25.9% Official aggregate

Central government expense in Seychelles over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2022
Period SeychellesWorld
2022 – 28.5%
2021 – 31.7%
2020 – 33.4%
2019 – 26.7%
2018 – 26.1%
2017 – 26.3%
2016 – 26.6%
2015 – 26.8%
2014 – 26.8%
2013 – 27.1%
2012 – 27.4%
2011 – 27.5%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 – 28.4%
2008 24.6% 25.9%
2007 30.4% 24.8%
2006 31.8% 24.9%
2005 28.7% 25.1%
2004 – 24.8%
2003 – 25.2%
2002 – 24.9%
2001 – 24.7%
2000 40.5% 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −5.8 percentage points from 30.4% in 2007.
  • Since 1994, when it was 44.4%, the figure has changed by −19.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2008 was 25.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 2008 for Seychelles
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics