Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) was 2.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Seychelles, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 2.2% for net open position in foreign exchange to capital in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Seychelles peaked at 67.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.3%, in 2020.
Seychelles ranks 67th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.1% | — |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +2353.2% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -87.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -70.5% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +731.6% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -29.1% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -84.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -64.5% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +228.2% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +112.3% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | -2.3% | -179.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -126.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +515.8% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -34.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 2.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 2.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2353.2% | 2.1% | 52.4% |
| 2012 | +731.6% | 1.8% | 15.2% |
| 2022 | +515.8% | 0.6% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 2.1% | 67.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 0.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -2.3% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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 net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Seychelles?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Seychelles was 2.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3% in 2020.
- How does Seychelles rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- Seychelles ranks 67th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. 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 Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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