Seychelles's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) was -171.17 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 53.74% from -370 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -171.17 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -216 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -370 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 339.09 million | 2012 |
| Lowest | -370 million | 2015 |
| Average since 2016 | -151.8 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 533,900 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Seychelles' net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) rose 136.44 million on 2024 (from -307.61 million to -171.17 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −11.61 million and a typical year strayed about 175.68 million 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 297 million in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 483.98 million in 2007. 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 17% 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 101st highest value of the 130 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
- Naoero — 98th of 130: 6.2 million
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 99th of 130: -53.46 million
- Equatorial Guinea — 100th of 130: -95.69 million
- Grenada — 102nd of 130: -171.99 million
- Antigua and Barbuda — 103rd of 130: -285.6 million
- Cyprus — 104th of 130: -338.9 million
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 44 values
| Year | Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -171,165,567 |
| 2024 | -307,608,229 |
| 2023 | -272,277,453 |
| 2022 | -213,187,938 |
| 2021 | 23,217,009 |
| 2020 | -216,000,000 |
| 2019 | -89,000,000 |
| 2018 | 83,000,000 |
| 2017 | -214,000,000 |
| 2016 | -141,000,000 |
Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — -364.31 billion (2025)
- Benin — 178.36 billion (2025)
- Botswana — 28 billion (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 460.81 billion (2022)
- Burundi — 1.5 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 48.85 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 571.2 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 94.6 billion (2017)
- 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 net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU)?
- -171.17 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1972?
- It is down 32,159% from 533,900 in 1972. The highest value was 339.09 million in 2012 and the lowest -370 million in 2015.
- How does Seychelles rank?
- 101st highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Seychelles?
- In 2025, Seychelles' net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) rose 136.44 million on 2024 (from -307.61 million to -171.17 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −11.61 million and a typical year strayed about 175.68 million 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 NY.TRF.NCTR.CN, 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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