Annual inflation, consumer prices in Seychelles
Seychelles: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.3% for annual inflation, consumer prices in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 130.1% on the previous year and down 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Seychelles peaked at 37.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.4%, in 2010.
That places Seychelles 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -97.1% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +1787.2% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -76.5% |
| 2006 | -0.4% | -139.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -1605.3% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +594.7% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | -2.4% | -107.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -206.4% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +177.8% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -39.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -68.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +191.7% |
| 2016 | -1.0% | -125.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -381.3% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +29.6% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -51.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -33.4% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +712.3% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -73.1% |
| 2023 | -1.0% | -139.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -130.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 13% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1787.2% | 0.2% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | +1605.3% | -0.4% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | -0.4% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -2.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -1.0% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 189 New Caledonia 0.6% compare
- 190 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 191 Bahamas 0.4% compare
- 193 Armenia 0.3% compare
- 194 China 0.2% compare
- 195 Saint Lucia -0.1% compare
More development goals data for Seychelles
- Red List Index 0.5601 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.53 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 592.84 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 22 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Seychelles?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Seychelles was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4% in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Seychelles ranks 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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