Health spending as a share of total government spending in Seychelles
Seychelles: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 9.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Seychelles, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Seychelles stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Seychelles peaked at 10.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2002.
Seychelles ranks 103rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +43.9% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Seychelles?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Seychelles was 9.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2002.
- How does Seychelles rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Seychelles ranks 103rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.