Net official development assistance received in Seychelles
Seychelles: Net official development assistance received was 16.20 million current US$ in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance received in Seychelles, 1960–2017
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance received in Seychelles is 16.20 million current US$, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 179.4% on the previous year and up 166.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in Seychelles peaked at 57.93 million current US$ in 2002 and was at its lowest, 490,000 current US$, in 1962.
Seychelles ranks 146th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance received in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.10 million current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 1.00 million current US$ | -9.1% |
| 1962 | 490,000 current US$ | -51.0% |
| 1963 | 640,000 current US$ | +30.6% |
| 1964 | 940,000 current US$ | +46.9% |
| 1965 | 1.55 million current US$ | +64.9% |
| 1966 | 930,000 current US$ | -40.0% |
| 1967 | 2.24 million current US$ | +140.9% |
| 1968 | 2.46 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 1.29 million current US$ | -47.6% |
| 1970 | 4.02 million current US$ | +211.6% |
| 1971 | 7.74 million current US$ | +92.5% |
| 1972 | 8.72 million current US$ | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 7.99 million current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 8.53 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 7.48 million current US$ | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 7.40 million current US$ | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 10.89 million current US$ | +47.2% |
| 1978 | 16.37 million current US$ | +50.3% |
| 1979 | 25.13 million current US$ | +53.5% |
| 1980 | 21.50 million current US$ | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 16.83 million current US$ | -21.7% |
| 1982 | 18.10 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 15.33 million current US$ | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 15.03 million current US$ | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 22.04 million current US$ | +46.6% |
| 1986 | 28.54 million current US$ | +29.5% |
| 1987 | 24.15 million current US$ | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 20.61 million current US$ | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 19.56 million current US$ | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 35.56 million current US$ | +81.8% |
| 1991 | 22.74 million current US$ | -36.1% |
| 1992 | 19.45 million current US$ | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 19.74 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 13.07 million current US$ | -33.8% |
| 1995 | 13.19 million current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 19.26 million current US$ | +46.0% |
| 1997 | 17.20 million current US$ | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 24.35 million current US$ | +41.6% |
| 1999 | 13.32 million current US$ | -45.3% |
| 2000 | 23.60 million current US$ | +77.2% |
| 2001 | 13.41 million current US$ | -43.2% |
| 2002 | 57.93 million current US$ | +331.9% |
| 2003 | 9.39 million current US$ | -83.8% |
| 2004 | 10.63 million current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 17.20 million current US$ | +61.8% |
| 2006 | 13.71 million current US$ | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 6.08 million current US$ | -55.6% |
| 2008 | 7.49 million current US$ | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 23.16 million current US$ | +209.2% |
| 2010 | 35.54 million current US$ | +53.5% |
| 2011 | 22.72 million current US$ | -36.1% |
| 2012 | 34.75 million current US$ | +52.9% |
| 2013 | 27.42 million current US$ | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 12.00 million current US$ | -56.2% |
| 2015 | 6.78 million current US$ | -43.5% |
| 2016 | 5.80 million current US$ | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 16.20 million current US$ | +179.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 16.20 million current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.39 million current US$, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 16.20 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 865.90 million current US$, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +331.9% | 13.41 million current US$ | 57.93 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 million current US$ | 490,000 current US$ | 2.46 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.43 million current US$ | 4.02 million current US$ | 25.13 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.17 million current US$ | 15.03 million current US$ | 28.54 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.79 million current US$ | 13.07 million current US$ | 35.56 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.26 million current US$ | 6.08 million current US$ | 57.93 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.15 million current US$ | 5.80 million current US$ | 35.54 million current US$ | 8 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 143 Cyprus 22.58 million current US$ compare
- 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21.28 million current US$ compare
- 145 Singapore 16.66 million current US$ compare
- 147 Barbados 15.58 million current US$ compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands 15.39 million current US$ compare
- 149 North Korea 14.42 million current US$ compare
More aid effectiveness data for Seychelles
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 30,000 current US$ (2007)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 6,764 current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 158,499 current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 3.48 million current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 160,000 current US$ (2005)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 8,489 current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 2.30 million current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 435,607 current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 10,108 current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 5.49 million current US$ (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received in Seychelles?
- Net official development assistance received in Seychelles was 16.20 million current US$ in 2017, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net official development assistance received recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 57.93 million current US$ in 2002.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,000 current US$ in 1962.
- How does Seychelles rank for net official development assistance received?
- Seychelles ranks 146th out of 171 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Data are in current U.S. dollars.