Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Seychelles
Seychelles: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Seychelles, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Seychelles is 4.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 5.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2009.
Seychelles ranks 141st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 4 |
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- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 843 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 906 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 820 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 827 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 811 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 829 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 804 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 837 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 790 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 781 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Seychelles?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Seychelles was 4.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2009.
- How does Seychelles rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 141st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).