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Seychelles: investment climate and market data

Seychelles scores 63 out of 100 on the Invest Global investability score (moderate), ranking 88 of 199 countries. Its strongest pillar is political stability and security (94) and its weakest is openness to foreign investment (45).

63/ 100 · Moderate · grade B · High confidence
GDP
$2.4 billion
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
5.8%
2025 · World Bank
Inflation
0.3%
2025 · World Bank
FDI inflows
10.0% of GDP
2025 · World Bank
Government debt
52% of GDP
2025 · IMF
Reserves
3.7 months of imports
2024 · World Bank
Population
122,730
2025 · World Bank
GDP per person
$19,449
2025 · World Bank

Why Seychelles scores 63

Institutions and rule of law25%67
Openness to foreign investment20%45
Macro and financial stability18%68
Political stability and security10%94
Growth and upside12%56
Market depth and infrastructure15%58

Six weighted pillars from World Bank, OECD and IMF indicators. See the method, weights and every country.

Openness to foreign investors

The OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index for Seychelles is 0.40 on a scale from 0 (fully open) to 1 (closed), as of 2025. That indicates meaningful restrictions on foreign equity, screening or operations.

Where Seychelles is most exposed by sector

Real Estate
60
High exposure
Mining and Metals
50
Moderate exposure
Consumer
47
Moderate exposure
Renewables and Utilities
45
Low exposure

Exposure scores show how important each sector is to the economy, not how attractive it is to invest in. Browse all sectors.

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Educational research, not investment, legal or tax advice. Scores are screening tools built from public data and are not forecasts or ratings. Figures are the latest available from the named source and may lag. Confirm everything with local advisers before committing capital. Sources: World Bank WDI and WGI, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD. Data as of 2026-10-09.