Seychelles's merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) was 36.35% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7.75 percentage points from 28.61% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 36.35% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 25.15% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 28.61% | 2013 |
| Highest | 53.35% | 2011 |
| Lowest | 1.6% | 1987 |
| Average since 2014 | 27.32% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 2.86% | 1973 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Seychelles' merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) rose 15.83 percentage points on 2022 (from 20.53% to 36.35%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.63 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21.03 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.06 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% 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 2023, Seychelles had the 5th highest value of the 191 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 36.35% | 2023 |
| World | 5.46% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.42% | 2023 |
| High income | 4.1% | 2023 |
Closest to Seychelles in the 2023 ranking
- Oman — 1st of 191: 53.13%
- Comoros — 2nd of 191: 46.69%
- Yemen, Rep. — 3rd of 191: 39.28%
- Pakistan — 5th of 191: 32.96%
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 6th of 191: 30.34%
- Burundi — 7th of 191: 29.8%
What this measures
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 48 values
| Year | Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 36.35 |
| 2022 | 20.53 |
| 2021 | 16.52 |
| 2020 | 16.24 |
| 2019 | 40.31 |
| 2018 | 25.15 |
| 2017 | 27.33 |
| 2016 | 26.17 |
| 2015 | 27.78 |
| 2014 | 36.78 |
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in nearby economies
- Angola — 8.6% (2023)
- Benin — 9.37% (2023)
- Botswana — 0.15% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 4.71% (2023)
- Burundi — 29.8% (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 16.46% (2023)
- Cameroon — 6.73% (2023)
- Central African Republic
More private sector & trade data for Seychelles
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 86.72% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$1.52 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$550 million (2025)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 71.04% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) — 18.43% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) — 7.33% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) — 10.53% (2023)
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Questions people ask
- What is Seychelles's merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)?
- 36.35% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1973?
- It is up 33.5 percentage points from 2.86% in 1973. The highest value was 53.35% in 2011 and the lowest 1.6% in 1987.
- How does Seychelles rank?
- 5th highest of 191 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) unusual for Seychelles?
- In 2023, Seychelles' merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) rose 15.83 percentage points on 2022 (from 20.53% to 36.35%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 8.63 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.AL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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