Indian Ocean
Seychelles
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
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
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 fuelMarket 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.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
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)