Anti‑Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026: Seychelles
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Seychelles has yet to adopt a national anti-corruption and integrity strategy. Nonetheless, various institutions are responsible for mitigating public integrity risks within their corresponding domains.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has a broad mandate on preventing corruption risks, raising public awareness, and overseeing the implementation of regulations on asset declarations and conflict of interest. The Electoral Commission, a constitutionally independent body, is responsible for overseeing the financing of political parties and election campaigns. Additionally, the Information Commission is tasked with upholding the right of access to information and overseeing implementation across public institutions. Seychelles has not enacted regulations on lobbying and no institution is mandated to oversee this area.
Note: 2025 and 2020 data or latest year available. Data for judicial integrity, prosecutorial integrity and disciplinary system aresot available.
Source: OECD Public Integrity Indicators Database (data extracted on 7 March 2026)
Data on where Seychelles’ integrity system is strongest and could be most improved can be found at the link below:
Note: 2025 data or latest year available.
Source: OECD Public Integrity Indicators Database (data extracted on 7 March 2026).
On average, OECD countries fulfil 38% of criteria regarding the strength of the strategic framework, and 32% for implementation. Since Seychelles does not have a national strategic framework on anti-corruption and integrity, it does not meet any of the criteria in this area.
Seychelles National Development Strategy 2024-2028, does not include strategic objectives directly targeting public integrity risks. In 2021, a Report of the International Affairs Committee on the SADC Protocol Against Corruption recommended the Government of Seychelles to implement a National Strategic Plan on Corruption. However, information provided to the OECD reported that this plan is still in development.
Note: 2025 data or latest year available.
Source: OECD Public Integrity Indicators Database (data extracted on 7 March 2026).
Seychelles fulfils no criteria for lobbying regulations nor for practice, compared to the OECD averages of 43% and 38%, respectively, since it has no laws regulating lobbying activities and its regulatory framework does not provide cooling-off periods for public officials or lobbyists.
Seychelles’ Beneficial Ownership Act No.4/2020 restricts access to the beneficial ownership registry to law enforcement agencies. The register is not available to the public.
Note: 2025 data or latest year available.
Source: OECD Public Integrity Indicators Database (data extracted on 7 March 2026)
Seychelles fulfils 67% of criteria on conflict-of-interest regulations and no criteria on practice, compared to the OECD average of 80% and 45%, respectively.
Seychelles’ regulatory framework for conflict of interest includes the Public Officer’s Ethics Act No.14/2008, the Anti-Corruption Act No.2/2016 and the Public Persons (Declaration of assets, liabilities and business interests) Act No.26/2016.
These regulations outline circumstances that may lead to conflict-of-interest situations and sanctions for breaches of legal provisions. The legal framework mandates certain public officials to submit a declaration of assets and liabilities within three months of after taking office and annually thereafter. Seychelles’ regulatory framework establishes a broad catalogue of obligations for public officials.
Seychelles is in the process of digitising its asset declaration system as declarations are currently drafted in paper and hand delivered. Asset declarations are not publicly available, since they are sealed at the submission stage and can only be accessed following a court order. Declarations from the President, Vice-President, Cabinet of Ministers, Members of Parliament and the Mayor are available for viewing after a written request to the Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles https://www.accsey.com/. Prior to 2021, the Ethics Commission was responsible for managing Declarations of Assets. However, in 2021 the Ethics Commission merged with the Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles, transferring responsibility for asset declarations to the new entity. Due to the restructuring of the commission, the impacts of COVID-19, and an explosion that occurred in December 2023, the declaration of assets process was temporarily put on hold https://www.accsey.com/. Therefore, information on sanctions or recommendations for breaches over the past three years was not available to be provided to the OECD. This is also the case for the submission rates of asset declarations.
Note: 2025 data or latest year available.
Source: OECD Public Integrity Indicators Database (data extracted on 7 March 2026).
Seychelles fulfils 60% of criteria on political finance regulations, and 14% of criteria on practice, compared to the OECD average of 76% and 58%, respectively.
The Elections Act No.17/1995 bans contributions from foreign states and enterprises and publicly owned enterprises and lists various sanctions for offences, including fines and imprisonment. There is a threshold for personal contributions made to a single candidate: in case of the Presidential election this cannot exceed R1,000,000 and in case of the National Assembly election this cannot exceed R250,000.' However, legislation does not establish a complete ban on anonymous donations. Instead, the Elections Act, candidates may not use anonymous contributions for campaign purposes. They are required to attempt to identify the donor and, if identified, return the donation to the relevant financial institution. There are also no ceilings for electoral campaign expenses incurred by third parties.
The Electoral Commission serves as the independent body responsible for overseeing the financing of political parties and election campaigns. Candidates and registered political parties are required to prepare a consolidated statement of the number of persons donating, the amount of funds received, and the expenses incurred during the electioneering period, which must be submitted to the Commission. However, financial reports are not required to be made public, and political parties are not obligated to publicly disclose them, in accordance with provisions from the Political Parties (Registration and Regulation) Act No.19/1991. As a result, data for submission rates of annual accounts of political parties is not available as the Electoral Commission cannot provide reveal the required information due to the legal restriction imposed by Section 14 of the Political Parties Act.
Note: 2025 data or latest year available.
Source: OECD Public Integrity Indicators Database (data extracted on 7 March 2026).
Seychelles fulfils 78% of criteria related to public information regulations and 46% related to practice, compared to the OECD average of 72% and 62%, respectively.
The Access to Information Act No.4/2018 regulates the right of every person to access information from a public body. Requesters are not required to justify their requests and have the right to choose the format in which they access the public document. Information is not always provided free of charge, as fees for copying and transcription may apply.
Appeals against unfavourable decisions are submitted to the Information Commission, an independent body established under the Act, tasked with ensuring the right of access to information. The Chief Information Commissioner is appointed by the President for a fixed term of 5 years in consultation with the Speaker of the National Assembly among candidates proposed by the Constitutional Appointments Authority. The Commission audited 19 institutions in 2023, but no fines have been applied as a result of this.
Seychelles also proactively discloses many public interest datasets, including the state budget for the current calendar year and a company registry. However, ministers’ agendas are not publicly available online, and no data is provided on the salaries of individual senior civil servants.
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The full book is available in English: OECD (2026), Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026: Harnessing the Integrity Advantage, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/16708b78-en.
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