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Seychelles: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

112 / 138

Importer Rank

125 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

43 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $1,951,925,732
Total Imports (2021) $1,847,879,380
Trade Balance (2021) $104,046,352
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 111.46%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 121.61%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Cayman Islands $300,140,634
Bermuda $234,661,193
Belize $177,441,329
France $136,049,144
United Arab Emirates $113,898,645
United Kingdom $61,042,795
Spain $60,036,003
Italy $48,416,951
Germany $43,413,984
Thailand $12,367,784

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
South Africa $345,109,237
Netherlands $303,118,373
United Arab Emirates $292,126,160
Italy $272,406,564
France $139,996,972
Spain $61,367,113
Finland $52,072,697
China $48,808,171
India $46,973,758
Mauritius $28,616,906

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(89) Ships & Boats $1,417,492,736
(16) Prepared Meats $270,851,637
(03) Seafood $109,858,052
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $108,364,366
(23) Animal Feeds $12,573,717
(05) Animal Products $4,426,772
(15) Fats & Oils $4,122,145
(99) Items nesoi $3,808,805
(84) Industrial Machinery $2,777,331
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $2,529,914

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(89) Ships & Boats $593,150,730
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $205,048,192
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $159,856,815
(03) Seafood $127,936,924
(23) Animal Feeds $96,479,970
(84) Industrial Machinery $65,244,034
(85) Electrical Machinery $58,439,376
(72) Iron & Steel $52,410,656
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $43,217,437
(38) Chemical Products $42,558,173

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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