October 2011
Seychelles
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)   87 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)   937 Merchandise  163 177
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  1 996 excluding intra-EU trade 137 151
Current account balance (million US$, 2009) -  284 Commercial services 141 160
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  24 162 excluding intra-EU trade 115 134
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   238.2
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   125 5 1 6
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   223 22 11 ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   189 17 2 ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession Observer Contribution to WTO budget -
Trade Policy Review - Import duties collected (%, 2007-2009)
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue 16.7
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 3.2
Tariff binding coverage (%)  - Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry -
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 0
All goods -    7.7 Anti-dumping  -
Agricultural goods (AOA) -    14.1 Countervailing duties  -
Non-agricultural goods -    6.8 Safeguards  -
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) -    0.9 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008) Requests for consultation -
in agricultural goods (AOA)   83.5 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports -
in non-agricultural goods   67.6 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) -
Services sectors with GATS commitments - Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) -
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)   400 3 -8 1
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)   650 -1 -23 -19
2010  b 2010  b
Share in world total exports    0.00 Share in world total imports  0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   54.9 Agricultural products 23.4
Fuels and mining products   43.2 Fuels and mining products 25.7
Manufactures   1.8 Manufactures 48.2
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   40.9 1. European Union (27)   29.7
2. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of   26.8 2. United Arab Emirates   16.7
3. Switzerland   0.8 3. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of   14.5
4. Sri Lanka   0.7 4. Singapore   8.2
5. United States   0.5 5. South Africa   6.2
    Unspecified destinations     27.3       Unspecified origins     0.0
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   404   3 -15 0
Commercial services imports (million US$)   334   8 -8 10
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.01   Share in world total imports 0.01
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   44.6   Transportation 52.6
Travel   51.0   Travel 11.1
Other commercial services   4.5   Other commercial services 36.2
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 1996 Trademark registrations by office, 2003
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
...   6   6   2   307 ...   309
                         
a  Refers to 2009 and to the average annual percentage change for 2005-2009.
b  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2008.