| Military branches | Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF): Army (includes infantry, special forces, and a presidential security unit), Coast Guard, and Air Force (2020) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18-28 years of age for voluntary military service (18-25 for officers); 6-year initial commitment; no conscription (2021) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 1.3% of GDP (2019) 1.4% of GDP (2018) 1.5% of GDP (2017) 1.4% of GDP (2016) 1.2% of GDP (2015) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) have approximately 500 personnel (2021) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the SPDF's inventory primarily consists of Soviet-era equipment delivered in the 1970s and 1980s; since 2010, the SPDF has received limited amounts of more modern equipment (mostly donations of patrol boats and aircraft) from several suppliers led by China and India (2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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