Military spending per armed forces personnel in Seychelles
Seychelles: Military spending per armed forces personnel was 56,493 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Military spending per armed forces personnel in Seychelles, 1985–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 56,493 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 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,110, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 12,798 | — |
| 1995 | 10,533 | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 10,110 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 31,738 | +213.9% |
| 1998 | 29,959 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 27,079 | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 25,374 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 26,305 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 16,234 | -38.3% |
| 2003 | 16,202 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 25,445 | +57.1% |
| 2005 | 33,679 | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 40,293 | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 30,434 | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 17,896 | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 13,452 | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 12,238 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 14,920 | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 17,454 | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 40,860 | +134.1% |
| 2015 | 24,022 | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 29,404 | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 56,493 | +92.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 56,493 is below the median for high income countries, which is 131,220, 43% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 56,493 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,391, 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 | 31,738 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,798 | 12,798 | 12,798 | 1 |
| 1990s | 21,884 | 10,110 | 31,738 | 5 |
| 2000s | 25,762 | 16,202 | 40,293 | 9 |
| 2010s | 26,106 | 12,238 | 56,493 | 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 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per armed forces personnel recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 56,493 in 2018.
- What is the lowest military spending per armed forces personnel recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,110 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 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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