Imports as a share of GDP rose 13.9% to 0.804% in Seychelles in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Seychelles reached an all time high of 1.17% in 2012 and an all time low of 0.424% in 1994. When compared to Seychelles's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Comoros amounted to 0.315%, 0.294% in Madagascar, 0.678% in Maldives and 0.537% in Mauritius in 2021.
Seychelles has been ranked 14th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Comoros | % | 0.277% | 0.265% | 0.283% | 0.301% | 0.295% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 0.221% | 0.209% | 0.220% | 0.237% | 0.213% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 0.208% | 0.183% | 0.192% | 0.221% | 0.190% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 0.252% | 0.216% | 0.233% | 0.219% | 0.203% | ||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | % | 0.328% | 0.317% | 0.344% | 0.363% | 0.342% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 0.712% | 0.771% | 0.793% | 0.837% | 0.784% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritius | % | 0.556% | 0.522% | 0.531% | 0.520% | 0.522% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 0.628% | 0.721% | 0.611% | 0.823% | 0.797% | ||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles | % | 0.985% | 1.01% | 1.10% | 1.08% | 1.14% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 1.51% | 1.39% | 1.45% | 1.48% | 1.47% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 0.290% | 0.277% | 0.262% | 0.271% | 0.268% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 0.270% | 0.266% | 0.269% | 0.284% | 0.276% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 0.410% | 0.426% | 0.443% | 0.443% | 0.430% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 0.237% | 0.191% | 0.171% | 0.179% | 0.170% |
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