Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) was 56.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Seychelles, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 56.5% for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Seychelles peaked at 73.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2005.
That places Seychelles 167th out of 239 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.4% | — |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +53.3% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 62.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | -2.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 56.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 91% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 56.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.7%, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 40.6% | 65.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 56.5% | 73.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More infrastructure data for Seychelles
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 163,827 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16,166 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.4 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1332 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 16,166 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Seychelles?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Seychelles was 56.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2005.
- How does Seychelles rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Seychelles ranks 167th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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