Editing Economy of Seychelles (section)

==Economic statistics==
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'''GDP:''' <br>
official exchange rate - $1.498 billion (2017) <br>
purchasing power parity - $2.75 billion (2017)

'''GDP - real growth rate:''' <br>
+5.3% (2017 est.)<br>
0.8% (2016)

'''GDP - per capita:''' <br>
purchasing power parity - $29,300 (2017)

'''GDP - composition by sector:'''
<br />''agriculture:''
2.5% (2017 est.)
<br />''industry:''
13.8% (2017 est.)
<br />''services:''
83.7% (2017 est.)

'''Inflation rate (consumer prices):''' <br>
2.9% (2017 est.)

-1% (2016 est.)

'''Labor force:''' <br>
47,210 (2017 est.)

'''Labor force - by occupation:''' <br>
services: 74%, industry: 23%, agriculture: 3% (2006)

'''Unemployment rate:''' <br>
3% (2017 est.)

'''Budget:''' <br>
revenues: $593.4 million (2017 est.)<br>
expenditures: $600.7 million (2017 est.)

'''Industries:'''<br>
fishing, tourism, processing of [[coconut]]s and [[vanilla]], [[coir]] (coconut fiber) rope, boat building, printing, furniture; beverages

'''Industrial production growth rate:''' <br>
2.3% (2017 est.)

'''Agriculture - products:'''<br>
[[coconut]]s, [[cinnamon]], [[vanilla]], [[sweet potato]]es, [[cassava]] ([[tapioca]]), [[banana]]s; [[poultry]]; [[tuna]]

'''Exports:''' <br>
$564.8 million (2017 est.)

'''Exports - commodities:'''<br>
canned tuna, frozen fish, [[petroleum]] products (re-exports)

{{As of|2013}}, the main export products are processed fish (60%) and non-fillet frozen fish (22%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/visualize/tree_map/hs92/export/syc/all/show/2013/|title = OEC - the Observatory of Economic Complexity &#124; OEC}}</ref>

'''Exports - partners:'''<br>
[[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] 28.5%, [[France]] 24%, [[UK]] 13.5%, [[Italy]] 8.9%, [[Germany]] 4.6% (2017) <br>
[[UK]] 27.6%, [[France]] 15.8%, [[Spain]] 12.7%, [[Japan]] 8.6%, [[Italy]] 7.5%, [[Germany]] 5.6% (2004)

'''Imports:'''<br>
$1.155 billion (2017 est.) <br>
$991 million (2016 est.)

'''Imports - commodities:'''<br>
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals, other manufactured goods

'''Imports - partners:'''<br>
[[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] 13.4%, [[France]] 9.4%, [[Spain]] 5.7%, [[South Africa]] 5% (2017)

'''Debt - external:'''<br>
$2.559 billion (31 December 2017 est.)<br>
$2.651 billion (31 December 2016 est,)

'''Currency:'''<br>
1 [[Seychelles rupee]] (SCR or SRe) = 100 cents

'''Exchange rates:'''<br>
Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US$1 − 13.64 (2017), 13.319 (2015), 12.747 (2013), 11.85 (May 2010), 16.7 (February 2009), 8.0 (2008), 5.8 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.3 (1999), 4.7 (1995)

Seychelles rupees (SCR) per Pound Sterling £1 − 17.50 (May 2010), 24.11 (February 2009)

Seychelles rupees (SCR) per Euro €1 − 15.04 (May 2010), 21.55 (February 2009)

'''Fiscal year:'''<br>
calendar year