Military spending, gaps filled in Seychelles
Seychelles: Military spending, gaps filled was 28.02 million constant 2024 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending, gaps filled in Seychelles, 1985–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 28.02 million constant 2024 US$ for military spending, gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, gaps filled in Seychelles peaked at 43.41 million constant 2024 US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.74 million constant 2024 US$, in 2010.
That places Seychelles 153rd out of 162 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Military spending, gaps filled in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15.36 million constant 2024 US$ | — |
| 1986 | 17.87 million constant 2024 US$ | +16.4% |
| 1987 | 18.31 million constant 2024 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 18.55 million constant 2024 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 20.55 million constant 2024 US$ | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 21.29 million constant 2024 US$ | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 23.09 million constant 2024 US$ | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 26.80 million constant 2024 US$ | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 16.89 million constant 2024 US$ | -37.0% |
| 1994 | 14.87 million constant 2024 US$ | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 13.69 million constant 2024 US$ | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 13.14 million constant 2024 US$ | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 14.28 million constant 2024 US$ | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 13.48 million constant 2024 US$ | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 13.54 million constant 2024 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.69 million constant 2024 US$ | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 13.15 million constant 2024 US$ | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 12.99 million constant 2024 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.96 million constant 2024 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.54 million constant 2024 US$ | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 15.16 million constant 2024 US$ | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 14.89 million constant 2024 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 18.13 million constant 2024 US$ | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 13.70 million constant 2024 US$ | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 11.63 million constant 2024 US$ | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 8.74 million constant 2024 US$ | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 10.65 million constant 2024 US$ | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 12.53 million constant 2024 US$ | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 14.66 million constant 2024 US$ | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 34.32 million constant 2024 US$ | +134.1% |
| 2015 | 20.18 million constant 2024 US$ | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 24.70 million constant 2024 US$ | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 24.96 million constant 2024 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 23.73 million constant 2024 US$ | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 23.70 million constant 2024 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.63 million constant 2024 US$ | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 43.41 million constant 2024 US$ | +69.4% |
| 2022 | 22.86 million constant 2024 US$ | -47.3% |
| 2023 | 28.34 million constant 2024 US$ | +23.9% |
| 2024 | 27.63 million constant 2024 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 28.02 million constant 2024 US$ | +1.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 28.02 million constant 2024 US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.82 billion constant 2024 US$, 0% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 28.02 million constant 2024 US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 336.91 million constant 2024 US$, 8% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, gaps filled in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +134.1% | 14.66 million constant 2024 US$ | 34.32 million constant 2024 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.13 million constant 2024 US$ | 15.36 million constant 2024 US$ | 20.55 million constant 2024 US$ | 5 |
| 1990s | 17.11 million constant 2024 US$ | 13.14 million constant 2024 US$ | 26.80 million constant 2024 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.18 million constant 2024 US$ | 11.63 million constant 2024 US$ | 18.13 million constant 2024 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.82 million constant 2024 US$ | 8.74 million constant 2024 US$ | 34.32 million constant 2024 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.31 million constant 2024 US$ | 22.86 million constant 2024 US$ | 43.41 million constant 2024 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 150 Belize 32.86 million constant 2024 US$ compare
- 151 Haiti 30.42 million constant 2024 US$ compare
- 152 Sierra Leone 29.53 million constant 2024 US$ compare
- 154 Mauritius 22.63 million constant 2024 US$ compare
- 155 Laos 21.81 million constant 2024 US$ compare
- 156 Guinea-Bissau 21.02 million constant 2024 US$ compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, gaps filled in Seychelles?
- Military spending, gaps filled in Seychelles was 28.02 million constant 2024 US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, gaps filled recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 43.41 million constant 2024 US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest military spending, gaps filled recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.74 million constant 2024 US$ in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for military spending, gaps filled?
- Seychelles ranks 153rd out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, gaps filled rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 spending, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending with 108 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Military spending with 108 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.