Military expenditures:
1.44% of GDP
(2018)
1.57% of GDP
(2017)
1.29% of GDP
(2016)
1.21% of GDP
(2015)
2.17% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
80
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF): Army (includes infantry, Special Forces (Tazar), and Presidential Security Unit), Coast Guard, and Air Force
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-28 years of age for voluntary military service (18-25 for officers); 6-year initial commitment; no conscription
(2019)