Military spending per armed forces personnel in Seychelles
Seychelles: Military spending per armed forces personnel was 56,493 constant 2024 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Military spending per armed forces personnel in Seychelles, 1985–2018
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2024 US$.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 56,493 constant 2024 US$ for military spending per armed forces personnel in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.1% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending per armed forces personnel in Seychelles peaked at 56,493 constant 2024 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,110 constant 2024 US$, in 1996.
That places Seychelles 47th out of 160 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Military spending per armed forces personnel in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 12,798 constant 2024 US$ | — |
| 1995 | 10,533 constant 2024 US$ | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 10,110 constant 2024 US$ | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 31,738 constant 2024 US$ | +213.9% |
| 1998 | 29,959 constant 2024 US$ | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 27,079 constant 2024 US$ | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 25,374 constant 2024 US$ | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 26,305 constant 2024 US$ | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 16,234 constant 2024 US$ | -38.3% |
| 2003 | 16,202 constant 2024 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 25,445 constant 2024 US$ | +57.1% |
| 2005 | 33,679 constant 2024 US$ | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 40,293 constant 2024 US$ | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 30,434 constant 2024 US$ | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 17,896 constant 2024 US$ | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 13,452 constant 2024 US$ | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 12,238 constant 2024 US$ | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 14,920 constant 2024 US$ | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 17,454 constant 2024 US$ | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 40,860 constant 2024 US$ | +134.1% |
| 2015 | 24,022 constant 2024 US$ | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 29,404 constant 2024 US$ | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 56,493 constant 2024 US$ | +92.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 56,493 constant 2024 US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 131,220 constant 2024 US$, 43% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 56,493 constant 2024 US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,391 constant 2024 US$, 4.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per armed forces personnel in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +213.9% | 10,110 constant 2024 US$ | 31,738 constant 2024 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,798 constant 2024 US$ | 12,798 constant 2024 US$ | 12,798 constant 2024 US$ | 1 |
| 1990s | 21,884 constant 2024 US$ | 10,110 constant 2024 US$ | 31,738 constant 2024 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 25,762 constant 2024 US$ | 16,202 constant 2024 US$ | 40,293 constant 2024 US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 26,106 constant 2024 US$ | 12,238 constant 2024 US$ | 56,493 constant 2024 US$ | 8 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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 per armed forces personnel in Seychelles?
- Military spending per armed forces personnel in Seychelles was 56,493 constant 2024 US$ in 2018, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per armed forces personnel recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 56,493 constant 2024 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest military spending per armed forces personnel recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,110 constant 2024 US$ in 1996.
- How does Seychelles rank for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Seychelles ranks 47th out of 160 countries with data for 2018.
- Is military spending per armed forces personnel rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending per armed forces personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total military expenditure divided by armed forces personnel. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.