Seychelles: Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Seychelles' claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) fell 0.89 percentage points on 2024 (from 10.95% to 10.06%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −1.15 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.19 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12.03 percentage points in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.14 percentage points in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 19% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Seychelles had the 59th highest value of the 106 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Seychelles in the 2025 ranking

• Ghana — 55th of 106: 10.6%
• Kazakhstan — 56th of 106: 10.5%
• Guinea-Bissau — 57th of 106: 10.44%
• Togo — 59th of 106: 9.49%
• Dominica — 60th of 106: 9.47%
• Uganda — 61st of 106: 9.04%

What this measures

Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 55 values

Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Angola — 7.84% (2025)
• Benin — 1.94% (2025)
• Botswana — 17.38% (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 6.48% (2025)
• Burundi — 23.01% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 8.46% (2025)
• Cameroon — 3.69% (2019)
• Central African Republic — 25.54% (2022)
• Chad — 12.63% (2021)
• Comoros — 4.16% (2024)

More financial sector data for Seychelles

• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 122.54 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$14.73 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$14.73 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 2.6% (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 147.52 (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 34.46% (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 25.3 billion (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 29.77 billion (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 84.7% (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth)

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Questions people ask

What is Seychelles's claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)?

10.06% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 6.9 percentage points from 3.15% in 1971. The highest value was 102.13% in 2002 and the lowest -0.95% in 1977.

How does Seychelles rank?

59th highest of 106 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) unusual for Seychelles?

In 2025, Seychelles' claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) fell 0.89 percentage points on 2024 (from 10.95% to 10.06%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −1.15 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.19 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FS.AST.CGOV.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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