Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 43.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
43.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 184 countries
All-time high
60.8%
in 2004
All-time low
19.0%
in 1965
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Seychelles, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Seychelles stood at 43.6%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Seychelles peaked at 60.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1965.
Seychelles ranks 5th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.7% | — |
| 1961 | 28.6% | +20.6% |
| 1962 | 31.2% | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 40.1% | +28.3% |
| 1964 | 35.9% | -10.4% |
| 1965 | 19.0% | -47.0% |
| 1966 | 19.2% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 36.0% | +87.2% |
| 1968 | 38.7% | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 37.7% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 31.1% | -17.4% |
| 1971 | 21.3% | -31.7% |
| 1972 | 21.3% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 22.1% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 23.4% | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 21.9% | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 21.5% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 25.7% | +19.7% |
| 1978 | 22.3% | -13.3% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 29.6% | +37.8% |
| 1981 | 31.3% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 34.7% | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 32.5% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 34.2% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 36.6% | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 32.7% | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 32.3% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 36.3% | +25.8% |
| 1993 | 46.6% | +28.5% |
| 1994 | 54.6% | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 45.6% | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 46.8% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 46.5% | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 41.3% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 34.7% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | +36.0% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.0% | 19.0% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.2% | 21.3% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 29.6% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 28.8% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 34.7% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 35.1% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 43.5% | 52.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 2 Yemen 52.8% compare
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 44.4% compare
- 4 Ukraine 44.4% compare
- 6 South Sudan 40.2% compare
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.9% compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 38.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Seychelles
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.24 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1045 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Seychelles?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Seychelles was 43.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1965.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Seychelles ranks 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.