Domestic general government health expenditure in Seychelles
Seychelles: Domestic general government health expenditure was 3.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Seychelles, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Seychelles stood at 3.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Seychelles peaked at 4.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2009.
Seychelles ranks 97th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +33.4% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +47.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +5.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 3.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 60% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 3.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +47.2% | 3.0% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More health data for Seychelles
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,333 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2838 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Seychelles?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Seychelles was 3.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2009.
- How does Seychelles rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Seychelles ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.