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Seychelles: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

106 / 121

Importer Rank

107 / 121

Trade Balance Rank

51 / 121

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2017) $591,585,318
Total Imports (2017) $1,348,462,645
Trade Balance (2017) ($756,877,327)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 87.03%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 102.08%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Arab Emirates $211,264,424
France $107,027,294
United Kingdom $76,805,287
Italy $46,637,662
Netherlands $21,759,110
Germany $14,324,670
Mauritius $13,360,382
Spain $13,312,979
South Africa $10,989,117
Denmark $8,940,516

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United Arab Emirates $344,590,437
Spain $136,304,442
France $118,567,618
Hong Kong $83,450,365
South Africa $76,884,157
United Kingdom $75,828,357
Netherlands $50,075,919
China $49,003,413
India $45,311,573
Singapore $39,253,848

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(16) Prepared Meats $256,076,140
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $152,108,883
(88) Aircraft $63,886,631
(03) Seafood $42,516,405
(89) Ships & Boats $34,709,835
(23) Animal Feeds $15,573,542
(24) Tobacco $4,838,834
(99) Items nesoi $4,183,593
(90) Precision Instruments $3,684,795
(15) Fats & Oils $2,577,263

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $213,710,865
(03) Seafood $164,401,076
(84) Industrial Machinery $142,811,278
(89) Ships & Boats $128,293,373
(88) Aircraft $81,569,645
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $51,159,340
(85) Electrical Machinery $50,853,085
(40) Rubber $40,405,749
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $31,185,014
(83) Base Metal Articles $27,314,758

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2017) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 9/30/2019
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