Seychelles
Seychelles is home to 123k people (2025) and has an economy of $2.4bn (2025), the 15th largest in SADC. Output per person of $19,449 is above the regional median of $2,539. The economy grew 5.8% in 2025, and the IMF expects 1.0% in 2026. Inflation was 0.3% in 2025, below the regional median of 3.6%. 100.0% of people have electricity (2024).
Where Seychelles stands out
- GDP per personA rough guide to average purchasing power, useful for pricing and for judging whether a market can support premium products.Highest of 16 in SADC. Select for the data card.Highest of 16 in SADC
- Working-age populationA rising working-age share can lift growth and savings if jobs keep pace.Highest of 16 in SADC. Select for the data card.Highest of 16 in SADC
- Consumer price inflationHigh inflation erodes returns in local currency, raises borrowing costs and usually comes with currency weakness.Lowest of 16 in SADC. Select for the data card.Lowest of 16 in SADC
What to watch
- Manufacturing, value addedManufacturing creates formal jobs and export diversification.Lowest of 16 in SADC. Select for the data card.Lowest of 16 in SADC
- Stock market turnover ratioLiquidity: how easily a position can be bought or sold without moving the price.2nd lowest of 9 in SADC. Select for the data card.2nd lowest of 9 in SADC
- Urban population growthFast urban growth drives demand for housing, power, water, transport and consumer goods, and signals where infrastructure is falling behind.3rd lowest of 16 in SADC. Select for the data card.3rd lowest of 16 in SADC
Seychelles scores best on infrastructure and weakest on unmet demand
Scores from 0 to 100 by rank within SADC, against the SADC median. 100 means best in the region on that pillar.
The IMF expects Seychelles to grow 1.0% in 2026
Real GDP growth, per cent a year. Open bars are IMF forecasts.
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Key figures
The bar under each figure places it among the 16 countries of SADC, lowest on the left. Hover for context; select for the data card.Seychelles on the map
Its 8 regions and 26 districts, shaded by population, power, water, transport and more; circles sized by value; or power lines, roads and masts on a street map.
How Seychelles generates electricity
Share of electricity generation by source, latest year.
No electricity data for Seychelles.
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Trends against SADC
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Politics, parliament and elections
Compare all countriesThe President is directly elected and is head of state and government. United Seychelles and its predecessors governed from 1977 until Wavel Ramkalawan (LDS) won in 2020; Patrick Herminie (US) won it back in the October 2025 run-off. Both changes of power were peaceful and the two parties split the Assembly 19 to 15.
- President
- Patrick Herminie (United Seychelles), since 26 Oct 2025
- How the executive is chosen
- Directly elected; a candidate needs more than half of the valid votes, otherwise a run-off is held
- Term and limits
- Five years; a president may serve at most two terms
- Governing
- United Seychelles
- In power since
- United Seychelles, 2025 (1 years)The party governed from 1977 to 2020 and returned in 2025.
- Next national election
- 2030 (general)
- Electoral body
- Electoral Commission of Seychelles
United Seychelles holds 19 of 34 seats
National Assembly, seats as of October 2025. Parallel; 5-year term
- United Seychelles19
- LDS15
- How seats are filled
- 26 members are elected in single-member constituencies by first past the post; the rest by party share. Proportionately elected members, one for each 10% of the national vote a party wins (eight in 2025).
- Powers
- Passes laws and the budget and approves presidential appointments.
- Special majority
- Two thirds of members are needed to amend the Constitution. The governing side does not have it.
- Elections
- Last 27 Sept 2025; next 2030
What the record shows
- Power has changed hands through the ballot box in 2020 and 2025; United Seychelles has governed since 2025.
- The largest party's vote share has held steady at around 49% over the last three elections.
- The last presidential election, in 2025, was a close race: the winner took 48.8%, 2 points ahead of the runner-up.
- The governing side holds 19 of 34 seats in the National Assembly; it would need 23 to change the Constitution without opposition votes.
- Turnout was 84% in 2025, down from 90% in 2015.
- V-Dem's clean elections score is 88 out of 100, up from 63 in 2015.
The largest party won 49% of the parliamentary vote in 2025, against 57% in 1993
Every lower-house election since 1990: the largest party's share of the vote and of the seats, and turnout of registered voters. Open circles mark a change of government.
The winner's lead over the runner-up was 2 points in 2025
First-round share of the valid vote for the winner and the runner-up in each presidential election since 1990.
Every national election
| Date | Election | Result | Turnout | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2025 | Presidential run-off | Presidential run-off, 2025Patrick Herminie (United Seychelles)52.7%Wavel Ramkalawan (LDS)47.3%Patrick Herminie (United Seychelles) 52.7%; Wavel Ramkalawan (LDS) 47.3% | 86.7% | Change of power |
| 27 Sept 2025 | National Assembly | National Assembly, 2025United Seychelles49.1%, 19 seatsLDS44.8%, 15 seatsOTH6.0%, 0 seatsUnited Seychelles 49.1%, 19 seats; LDS 44.8%, 15 seats | 84.1% | Change of power |
| 27 Sept 2025 | Presidential | Presidential, 2025Patrick Herminie (United Seychelles)48.8%Wavel Ramkalawan (LDS)46.4%OTH4.7%Patrick Herminie (United Seychelles) 48.8%; Wavel Ramkalawan (LDS) 46.4% | 84.1% | |
| 24 Oct 2020 | National Assembly | National Assembly, 2020LDS54.8%, 25 seatsUnited Seychelles42.4%, 10 seatsOS2.2%, 0 seatsLDS 54.8%, 25 seats; United Seychelles 42.4%, 10 seats | 88.4% | Change of power |
| 24 Oct 2020 | Presidential | Presidential, 2020Wavel Ramkalawan (LDS)54.9%Danny Faure (United Seychelles)43.5%Alain St Ange (OS)1.6%Wavel Ramkalawan (LDS) 54.9%; Danny Faure (United Seychelles) 43.5% | 88.5% | Change of power |
| 8 Sept 2016 | Parliament | Parliament, 2016SDP49.6%, 19 seatsSeychelles People's Progressive Front / People's Party / Seychelles People's United Party49.2%, 14 seatsSDP 49.6%, 19 seats; Seychelles People's Progressive Front / People's Party / Seychelles People's United Party 49.2%, 14 seats | 87.6% | V-Dem |
Checked 30 Sept 2026.
Election calendar
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- 2030Seychelles: Presidential electionNo analysis written for this vote yet.Sources: WikipediaExpected
- 27 Sept 2025HeldPresidential election (two rounds)Won by Patrick HerminieSeychelles: Presidential election (two rounds)Result: Patrick Herminie (United Seychelles) won the October run-off with 52.7%, unseating President Wavel Ramkalawan (47.3%).A peaceful change of power. Tourism and offshore finance policy are the areas to watch under the new administration.Sources: Al Jazeera
Deals and projects
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