Seychelles: Taxes on goods and services

The latest value from 2008 is 35.96 percent, a decline from 42.56 percent in 2007. In comparison, the world average is 29.99 percent, based on data from 117 countries. Historically, the average for the Seychelles from 1993 to 2008 is 16.5 percent. The minimum value, 4.52 percent, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 42.56 percent was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.