buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United States buys what $54.25 buys in the Seychelles. Prices across the Seychelles' economy average 54% of the United States', so a dollar goes 84% further in the Seychelles.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Seychelles
United States
Economy
Population
122,730
341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$2.39 billion
$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$19,449
$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$35,854
$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
54%
100%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.84 in the US
$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$21.00 a day2018 survey · $7,665 a year · income
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Seychelles
United States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$4.40 billion
$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
7.988Seychelles rupee
1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$19,200
$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$34,930
$89,490
World Bank income groups: Seychelles, high income; United States, high income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.