Trade Trend

In 2023, Seychelles's total export value is 683.95Million USD, total import value is 833.09Million USD, Deficit is -149.14Million USD, and foreign trade dependency is 0.708. In 2023，Seychelles's top export products are Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304(296.71Million USD), Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs(295.80Million USD), Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304(15.20Million USD), top export destinations are France(161.83Million USD), Mauritius(88.29Million USD), United Kingdom(63.40Million USD). In 2023, Seychelles's top import products are Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304(49.90Million USD), Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes(45.39Million USD), Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702), including station wagons and racing cars(32.45Million USD), top import origins are China(99.35Million USD), Spain(96.48Million USD), South Africa(76.95Million USD).

Comparing to 2022, Seychelles's total export value increased 78.43Million USD(12.95%) in 2023, this could result from its export increases of products such as Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304(239.71Million USD or 420.50%), Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304(9.32Million USD or 158.66%), Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), excluding items of 8443, 8525, 8527, or 8528(5.94Million USD or 3.64Thousands%) and export increases to countries/economics such as Mauritius(82.41Million USD or 1.40Thousands%), Japan(61.21Million USD or 73.28Thousands%), Indonesia(23.32Million USD or 260.40Thousands%). Comparing to 2022, Seychelles's total import value decreased -1.28Billion USD(-60.59%) in 2023, this could result from its import decreases of products such as Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes(-896.97Million USD or -95.18%), Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils(-221.11Million USD or -88.38%), Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304(-89.07Million USD or -64.10%), and its import decreases from countries/economies such as Italy(-479.77Million USD or -89.02%), Netherlands(-226.52Million USD or -94.00%), France(-67.92Million USD or -57.92%).

Cumulated to first 6 months of 2024, Seychelles's total export value is 144.19Million USD, total import value is 285.47Million USD, and tradedeficit is -141.28Million USD. Cumulated to first 6 months of 2024, Seychelles's top export products are Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs(63.59Million USD), Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304(57.89Million USD), Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304(5.38Million USD), and top export destinations are Japan(26.67Million USD), France(17.64Million USD), Germany(17.41Million USD). Cumulated to first 6 months of 2024, Seychelles's top import products are Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs(63.59Million USD), Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304(57.89Million USD), Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304(5.38Million USD), and top import origins areHong Kong CN(38.88Million USD), Spain(34.54Million USD), China(30.35Million USD).