Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre in Seychelles
Seychelles: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre was 72,231 current USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre in Seychelles, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre in Seychelles is 72,231 current USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 35.6% on the previous year and up 141.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre in Seychelles peaked at 87,188 current USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15,560 current USD per square kilometre, in 2010.
Seychelles ranks 23rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23,267 current USD per square kilometre | 15,754 current USD per square kilometre | 28,340 current USD per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 28,675 current USD per square kilometre | 22,918 current USD per square kilometre | 44,565 current USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,240 current USD per square kilometre | 18,807 current USD per square kilometre | 34,625 current USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,661 current USD per square kilometre | 15,560 current USD per square kilometre | 67,194 current USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,724 current USD per square kilometre | 42,202 current USD per square kilometre | 87,188 current USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 20 United States 100,139 current USD per square kilometre compare
- 21 Poland 86,012 current USD per square kilometre compare
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 85,182 current USD per square kilometre compare
- 24 Czechia 65,524 current USD per square kilometre compare
- 25 Cyprus 60,485 current USD per square kilometre compare
- 26 Greece 54,421 current USD per square kilometre 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)
- Tax revenue 22.1% (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre in Seychelles?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre in Seychelles was 72,231 current USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 87,188 current USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,560 current USD per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
- Seychelles ranks 23rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.