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Seychelles: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

113 / 127

Importer Rank

115 / 127

Trade Balance Rank

55 / 127

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2019) $824,038,383
Total Imports (2019) $1,437,735,992
Trade Balance (2019) ($613,697,609)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2019) [2] 80.32%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2019) [2] 91.94%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Arab Emirates $302,394,320
United Kingdom $121,680,500
France $102,441,164
Italy $42,035,892
Malaysia $18,595,113
Mauritius $14,749,249
Thailand $10,926,441
Denmark $10,870,446
Spain $9,961,406
Germany $8,597,904

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United Arab Emirates $318,740,497
Qatar $199,914,785
France $114,215,494
South Africa $74,406,414
Spain $71,765,044
China $67,337,601
India $63,528,510
United Kingdom $37,663,399
Mauritius $35,208,615
Italy $34,925,582

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $307,027,542
(16) Prepared Meats $226,866,258
(89) Ships & Boats $167,733,361
(03) Seafood $65,356,945
(24) Tobacco $18,584,964
(23) Animal Feeds $14,612,328
(15) Fats & Oils $5,106,087
(99) Items nesoi $3,687,568
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $2,183,049
(88) Aircraft $2,013,001

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(89) Ships & Boats $371,035,624
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $231,416,759
(03) Seafood $107,879,462
(84) Industrial Machinery $95,546,339
(85) Electrical Machinery $60,895,779
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $53,418,174
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $38,506,324
(39) Plastics $28,046,983
(72) Iron & Steel $23,814,340
(94) Furniture $23,018,306

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2019) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 1/31/2021
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