Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Seychelles
Seychelles: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 70.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Seychelles, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Seychelles is 70.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Seychelles peaked at 86.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 2022.
Seychelles ranks 48th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.1% | — |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 69.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +3.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 70.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 96% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 70.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.7% | 68.4% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 69.1% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 68.2% | 76.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Seychelles?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Seychelles was 70.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Seychelles ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.