Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Seychelles, 1996–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2019, armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Seychelles stood at -100 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 325.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Seychelles peaked at 60 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Seychelles ranks 169th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -65.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 11.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 60 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2004 | -18.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | -30.77 % change on previous year | +64.1% |
| 2008 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 44.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 33.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | -3.45 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2017 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -13.57 % change on previous year | -65.38 % change on previous year | 11.11 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.87 % change on previous year | -30.77 % change on previous year | 60 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | -18.84 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 33.85 % change on previous year | 9 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 166 Afghanistan -40.65 % change on previous year compare
- 167 South Sudan -71.35 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Côte d'Ivoire -79.85 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda -100 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Congo -100 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Iceland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Libya -100 % change on previous year compare
More public sector data for Seychelles
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 191.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 221.34 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -19.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 26.86 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 41,304 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 72,231 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Seychelles?
- Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate in Seychelles was -100 % change on previous year in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 60 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Seychelles rank for armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate?
- Seychelles ranks 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 325.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Armed forces personnel, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Armed forces personnel, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.