Military spending, per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Military spending, per capita was 228.28 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military spending, per capita in Seychelles, 1985–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending, per capita in Seychelles stood at 228.28 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Seychelles peaked at 437.34 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.4 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 2010.
Seychelles ranks 61st of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 235.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 272.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 267.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 269.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 297.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 306.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 327.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 378.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 233.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -38.3% |
| 1994 | 200.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 181.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 171.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 184.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 170.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 168.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 156.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 161.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 155.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 156.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 200.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 182.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 176 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 213.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 157.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.1% |
| 2009 | 133.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 97.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 121.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 141.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 163 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 375.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +130.5% |
| 2015 | 216 constant 2024 US$ per person | -42.5% |
| 2016 | 260.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 260.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 245.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 242.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 260.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 437.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | +68.0% |
| 2022 | 190.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | -56.4% |
| 2023 | 236.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 227.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 228.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 228.28 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 883.8 constant 2024 US$ per person, 26% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 228.28 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person, 12.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita 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 | +130.5% | 163 constant 2024 US$ per person | 375.69 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 268.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | 235.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 297.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 232.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 168.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 378.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 169.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | 133.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | 213.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 212.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | 97.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 375.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 190.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 437.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 58 Albania 241.79 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 59 China 238.18 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 60 Botswana 232.18 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 62 Libya 219.01 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 63 Jordan 217.04 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 64 Malta 201.5 constant 2024 US$ per person 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, per capita in Seychelles?
- Military spending, per capita in Seychelles was 228.28 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 437.34 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for military spending, per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 61st out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.