Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 221.34 current USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Seychelles, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Seychelles is 221.34 current USD per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.2% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Seychelles peaked at 404.06 current USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.73 current USD per person, in 2010.
Seychelles ranks 61st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 158.04 current USD per person | 111.07 current USD per person | 188.48 current USD per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 178.87 current USD per person | 133.71 current USD per person | 289.7 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 149.73 current USD per person | 99.1 current USD per person | 193.12 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 190.45 current USD per person | 79.73 current USD per person | 338.33 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.88 current USD per person | 197.16 current USD per person | 404.06 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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 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)
- Tax revenue 22.1% (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Seychelles?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Seychelles was 221.34 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 404.06 current USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.73 current USD per person in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 61st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.