Seychelles - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Seychelles was 18,814,130 as of 2020. Over the past 35 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 30,909,150 in 2014 and 7,157,560 in 2010.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1985 7,246,651
1986 9,762,352
1987 11,321,410
1988 12,148,070
1989 13,036,420
1990 14,840,080
1991 16,561,710
1992 20,499,880
1993 12,949,840
1994 11,887,200
1995 11,591,840
1996 10,543,300
1997 11,398,350
1998 10,542,380
1999 11,090,150
2000 10,325,840
2001 11,065,400
2002 11,699,940
2003 12,239,110
2004 15,927,270
2005 14,727,270
2006 14,366,390
2007 15,176,700
2008 11,124,810
2009 8,651,202
2010 7,157,560
2011 8,712,705
2012 9,924,110
2013 13,766,450
2014 30,909,150
2015 18,101,350
2016 21,920,000
2017 22,290,940
2018 21,561,450
2019 23,496,260
2020 18,814,130

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Seychelles was 308,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 394,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 51,700,000 in 1985.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1985 51,700,000
1986 60,300,000
1987 63,400,000
1988 65,400,000
1989 73,600,000
1990 79,200,000
1991 87,600,000
1992 105,000,000
1993 67,100,000
1994 60,100,000
1995 55,200,000
1996 52,400,000
1997 57,292,000
1998 55,476,000
1999 59,250,000
2000 59,000,000
2001 64,816,000
2002 64,116,000
2003 66,100,000
2004 87,600,000
2005 81,000,000
2006 79,298,000
2007 101,700,000
2008 105,210,000
2009 117,742,000
2010 86,376,000
2011 107,872,000
2012 136,000,000
2013 166,000,000
2014 394,000,000
2015 241,000,000
2016 292,000,000
2017 293,000,000
2018 314,000,000
2019 308,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Seychelles was 1.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 4.73 in 1992, while its lowest value was 0.74 in 2010.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1985 4.29
1986 4.67
1987 4.54
1988 4.28
1989 4.28
1990 4.03
1991 4.42
1992 4.73
1993 2.76
1994 2.44
1995 2.28
1996 2.10
1997 2.02
1998 1.73
1999 1.78
2000 1.68
2001 1.78
2002 1.68
2003 1.73
2004 1.90
2005 1.60
2006 1.41
2007 1.47
2008 1.15
2009 1.02
2010 0.74
2011 0.86
2012 0.94
2013 1.04
2014 2.30
2015 1.31
2016 1.54
2017 1.48
2018 1.38
2019 1.34
2020 1.58

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Seychelles was 3.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 9.33 in 1992, while its lowest value was 2.13 in 2010.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1988 9.16
1989 8.28
1990 8.74
1991 8.49
1992 9.33
1993 4.53
1994 3.84
1995 4.30
1996 3.55
1997 3.70
1998 2.86
1999 3.17
2000 3.03
2001 3.80
2002 2.98
2003 3.89
2004 4.76
2005 4.11
2006 3.25
2007 3.50
2008 4.26
2009 3.18
2010 2.13
2011 2.35
2012 2.43
2013 2.74
2014 6.81
2015 4.06
2016 4.07
2017 4.12
2018 3.63
2019 3.70
2020 3.08

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade