Military expenditure in Seychelles
Seychelles: Military expenditure was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Seychelles, 1988–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 3.4% for military expenditure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Seychelles peaked at 9.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2010.
Seychelles ranks 124th of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9.2% | — |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | -51.4% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -22.8% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +30.5% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +143.6% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -39.9% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +116.5% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -41.4% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 2.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 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 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 military expenditure in Seychelles?
- Military expenditure in Seychelles was 3.4% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for military expenditure?
- Seychelles ranks 124th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure