Tax revenue in Seychelles

Central government tax revenue in Seychelles was equal to 22.1% of GDP in 2008. The value for 2008 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1985 to 2008 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Seychelles is for 2008. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Seychelles, 2008 22.1% % of GDP
Change from 2007 −0.2percentage points 2007: 22.3%
World, 2008 14.3% Official aggregate

Tax revenue 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.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period SeychellesWorld
2024 – 13.9%
2023 – 13.9%
2022 – 14.5%
2021 – 14.3%
2020 – 13.7%
2019 – 13.8%
2018 – 13.9%
2017 – 14.2%
2016 – 13.9%
2015 – 14.0%
2014 – 14.0%
2013 – 14.0%
2012 – 13.8%
2011 – 13.7%
2010 – 13.3%
2009 – 13.1%
2008 22.1% 14.3%
2007 22.3% 14.8%
2006 23.2% 14.5%
2005 25.7% 14.1%
2004 – 14.5%
2003 – 14.4%
2002 – 14.6%
2000 24.5% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 22.3% in 2007.
  • Since 1994, when it was 30.0%, the figure has changed by −8.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2008 was 14.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.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