Seychelles's net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) was US$10 million in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 626.59% from −US$1.9 million in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$10 million | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | US$0 | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$1.9 million | 2006 |
| Highest | US$17.68 million | 2010 |
| Lowest | −US$1.9 million | 2006 |
| Average since 2007 | US$5.63 million | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | US$0 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Seychelles' net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) rose US$2.97 million on 2015 (from US$7.04 million to US$10 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +US$167,667 and a typical year strayed about US$5.88 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 US$17.68 million in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$17.68 million in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 21% 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 2016, Seychelles had the 3rd highest value of the 18 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 | US$10 million | 2016 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$3.82 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Seychelles in the 2016 ranking
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IBRD is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the founding and largest member of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 47 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,000,000 |
| 2015 | 7,035,000 |
| 2014 | 14,568,000 |
| 2013 | 19,000 |
| 2012 | 7,000,000 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2010 | 17,675,000 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2007 | -43,000 |
| 2006 |
Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$949.32 million (2024)
- Botswana — US$138.48 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — −US$1.74 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$111.48 million (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — US$60.55 million (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$13.58 million (2024)
- Eswatini — US$31.34 million (2024)
- Gabon — −US$3.4 million (2024)
- Kenya — US$869.28 million (2024)
- Mauritius — −US$18.18 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Seychelles
- GDP (current US$) — 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$2.33 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 34.25 billion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 279,050 (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Seychelles's net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$)?
- US$10 million in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Seychelles rank?
- 3rd highest of 18 economies with data for 2016.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) unusual for Seychelles?
- In 2016, Seychelles' net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) rose US$2.97 million on 2015 (from US$7.04 million to US$10 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +US$167,667 and a typical year strayed about US$5.88 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.MIBR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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