🇸🇨 Seychelles National Debt Clock
Live tracker for the Seychelles government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $1.2 billion, growing at $2 per second based on IMF projections. Debt-to-GDP: 51%. Per-citizen share: $10,082.
Among the 194 governments tracked here, the Seychelles ranks 108th by debt-to-GDP, 175th by total debt and 65th by debt per person.
The Seychelles' Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
The Seychelles' ratio has declined from its high for the period of 79% (2020) to roughly 51% at end-2025. A sharp one-year swing in this ratio can reflect a collapse in GDP or the currency as much as new borrowing. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government gross debt.
Seychelles Net Debt and Interest
The IMF puts the Seychelles' net debt at 45% of GDP, against 51% gross. Net debt subtracts the financial assets a government holds against what it owes. The IMF's figures put the Seychelles' net interest bill at about 2.5% of GDP in 2025, about $58 million, or 7.9% of government revenue. That is 75th of the 177 governments ranked by interest as a share of revenue.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government, 2025, mostly IMF estimates. Net debt leaves out equity holdings, and what counts as an asset varies by country. Net interest is the primary balance minus the overall balance. A government in default or arrears can show a low figure that understates what it owes. Data · method.
About the Seychelles' National Debt
The Seychelles' debt-to-GDP ratio of 51% is moderate: higher than 44% of the 194 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, the Seychelles ranks 175th of the 194 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $2 per second, the Seychelles adds about $173 thousand to its government debt every day — roughly $63 million per year. Each of the Seychelles' 0 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $10,082. That is below the world average of roughly $14,700 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Seychelles National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Seychelles' national debt right now?
The Seychelles' national debt is approximately $1.2 billion as of November 8, 2026, growing at $2 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 51% and each citizen's share is about $10,082.
How fast is the Seychelles' debt growing?
The Seychelles' government debt is growing at approximately $2 per second — about $173 thousand per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is the Seychelles' debt per capita?
Each of the Seychelles' 0 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $10,082 of the national debt.
What is the Seychelles' debt-to-GDP ratio?
The Seychelles' debt-to-GDP ratio is 51%. That is higher than 44% of the 194 governments tracked here.
What is the Seychelles' net debt?
The IMF puts the Seychelles' net debt at 45% of GDP, against 51% gross. Net debt subtracts the financial assets a government holds against what it owes.
How much interest does the Seychelles pay on its debt?
The IMF's figures put the Seychelles' net interest bill at about 2.5% of GDP in 2025, about $58 million, or 7.9% of government revenue.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 1,191,602,288 + 2 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=sc (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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