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Seychelles: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

127 / 146

Importer Rank

126 / 145

Trade Balance Rank

70 / 145

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2016) $483,692,193
Total Imports (2016) $1,647,989,714
Trade Balance (2016) ($1,164,297,521)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2014) [2] 88.02%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2014) [2] 104.01%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Arab Emirates $127,427,565
France $110,335,492
United Kingdom $74,337,505
Italy $51,142,298
Germany $19,043,750
South Africa $10,655,426
Philippines $9,095,796
Denmark $8,259,198
Netherlands $7,002,747
Mauritius $6,440,812

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Cayman Islands $507,682,720
United Arab Emirates $251,502,335
France $146,807,349
South Africa $94,632,181
Spain $92,307,215
Singapore $57,100,529
India $56,507,266
United Kingdom $42,408,350
China $39,706,870
Mauritius $36,041,988

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(16) Prepared Meats $256,761,371
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $126,536,568
(89) Ships & Boats $30,803,455
(03) Seafood $22,991,249
(24) Tobacco $15,850,878
(99) Items nesoi $7,548,964
(23) Animal Feeds $6,841,897
(15) Fats & Oils $3,764,685
(90) Precision Instruments $3,494,561
(88) Aircraft $2,395,106

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(89) Ships & Boats $578,610,305
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $192,595,828
(03) Seafood $123,761,418
(84) Industrial Machinery $84,656,349
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $83,679,551
(39) Plastics $82,896,406
(85) Electrical Machinery $49,675,582
(22) Beverages $44,666,690
(94) Furniture $25,692,550
(72) Iron & Steel $21,645,400

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2016) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 9/22/2018
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