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Seychelles

EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

2.8

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

2.4

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

4.2

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour2
Worker rights & FOA3
OHS & audit transparency3
Food & product safety2
Environmental & regulatory3
Governance & anti-corruption2
Tariff & preferential access4
Non-tariff barriers3
Supply chain traceability3

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict1
Supplier concentration3
Climate & physical risk5
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights2

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness3
Supply base depth2
Logistics & infrastructure4
Workforce skills5
Scalability5
Ease of doing business6
Trade access & tariffs4
Sustainability baseline6
Innovation & IP2
Quality standards5

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

The EU is Seychelles's #2 import source (world lens). Seychelles is the EU's #138 goods supplier.

Seychelles on the world stage

Seychelles$1.5bn total importsUnited Arab Emirates35.2% · $531mEU-2722.0% · $332mFrance7.7% · $116mSpain6.8% · $102mIndia6.3% · $95mSouth Africa6.1% · $92mASEAN-66.0% · $90mChina4.9% · $74mUS1.1% · $16mJapan0.7% · $11m

Total imports

$1.5bn

2024 annual

Total exports

$595m

121 partners

#1 import source

United Arab Emirates

35.2%

#1 export dest.

United Arab Emirates

46.8%

2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).

Seychelles and the EU

EU imports from

€239m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€205m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #138 supplier

EU trade balance

import-tilted

coverage 0.86

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Power market

No domestic fuel

Market model

State monopoly (PUC)

Direct PPA

None

grid access: closed

Reserve margin

Regulator

Not independent

SEUC (Seychelles Energy Commission)

Small island nation almost entirely dependent on imported diesel. PUC (state) operates generation on Mahe, Praslin, and La Digue. Tourism-dependent economy makes reliability critical.

Power markets: full layer →

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

34

→ 42.5 by 2050

Fertility

2.11

above replacement

Working-age

71.5%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

11.9

→ 29.4 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 0.13M · peaks 2042

By 2050: +8% (0.14M)