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Seychelles: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

104 / 119

Importer Rank

109 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

39 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $846,972,441
Total Imports (2018) $1,136,551,339
Trade Balance (2018) ($289,578,898)
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 $202,782,817
United Kingdom $161,279,043
France $131,533,619
Cayman Islands $84,117,795
Marshall Islands $52,603,557
Italy $44,870,128
Australia $24,990,317
Spain $21,738,694
Thailand $19,188,988
Mauritius $18,176,295

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United Arab Emirates $319,303,014
France $117,717,704
Spain $84,425,535
United Kingdom $79,630,721
South Africa $72,975,401
India $60,475,899
China $56,964,509
Mauritius $33,385,211
Italy $30,404,140
Singapore $29,364,365

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(16) Prepared Meats $274,954,032
(89) Ships & Boats $218,319,028
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $159,494,552
(03) Seafood $83,963,923
(88) Aircraft $48,746,942
(15) Fats & Oils $19,561,868
(23) Animal Feeds $17,680,518
(24) Tobacco $9,809,261
(85) Electrical Machinery $2,052,029
(99) Items nesoi $1,943,896

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $235,226,274
(03) Seafood $163,808,250
(89) Ships & Boats $95,737,665
(84) Industrial Machinery $81,551,125
(85) Electrical Machinery $63,234,457
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $33,905,514
(39) Plastics $28,373,430
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $26,564,771
(94) Furniture $22,181,741
(04) Dairy Products $21,588,187

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 6/3/2020
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