Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Seychelles
Seychelles: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 10.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Seychelles, 2002–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 10.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Seychelles peaked at 15.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2012.
That places Seychelles 140th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.2% | — |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -34.6% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +40.7% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +31.7% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | -18.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 10.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 93% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 10.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 74% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.2% | 12.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 6.8% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 9.2% | 13.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More education data for Seychelles
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 713 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1994)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,588 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,091 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 9,592 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0625 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.079 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Seychelles?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Seychelles was 10.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2012.
- How does Seychelles rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Seychelles ranks 140th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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