Seychelles: Industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Seychelles' industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) rose 13% on 2024 (from US$255.99 million to US$289.24 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.1% and a typical year strayed about 11.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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 27.4% in 1979 and the biggest yearly fall was 23.4% in 2013. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$6.51 million a year. A straight line explains 57% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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 151st highest value of the 161 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

• Belize — 148th of 161: US$390.03 million
• Antigua and Barbuda — 149th of 161: US$375.86 million
• Guinea-Bissau — 150th of 161: US$293.99 million
• Cabo Verde — 152nd of 161: US$251.13 million
• St. Lucia — 153rd of 161: US$247.8 million
• Grenada — 154th of 161: US$211.85 million

What this measures

Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Ideally, industrial output should be measured through regular censuses and surveys of firms. But in most developing countries such surveys are infrequent, so earlier survey results must be extrapolated using an appropriate indicator. The choice of sampling unit, which may be the enterprise (where responses may be based on financial records) or the establishment (where production units may be recorded separately), also affects the quality of the data. Moreover, much industrial production is organized in unincorporated or owner-operated ventures that are not captured by surveys aimed at the formal sector.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 48 values

Industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$32.59 billion (2025)
• Benin — US$3.6 billion (2025)
• Botswana — US$4.77 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$4.23 billion (2025)
• Burundi — US$564.18 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$251.13 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$10.79 billion (2025)
• Central African Republic — US$557.12 million (2025)
• Chad

More economic policy & debt data for Seychelles

• GDP (current US$) — US$2.39 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 35.15 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.13 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 28.69 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$19,449 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 286,401 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$17,379 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 233,724 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$2.33 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 34.25 billion (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 279,050 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Seychelles's industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$)?

US$289.24 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1978?

It is up 743.27% from US$34.3 million in 1978 (4.64% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$289.24 million in 2025 and the lowest US$34.3 million in 1978.

How does Seychelles rank?

151st highest of 161 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Seychelles?

In 2025, Seychelles' industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) rose 13% on 2024 (from US$255.99 million to US$289.24 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.1% and a typical year strayed about 11.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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 NV.IND.TOTL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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