Seychelles vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Seychelles
4.18 % change on previous year
in 2024
Saint Lucia
6.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Seychelles rank
82nd
Saint Lucia rank
80th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Seychelles
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 6.23 % change on previous year against 4.18 % change on previous year in Seychelles, a difference of 2.05 % change on previous year.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.5 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 82nd and Saint Lucia ranks 80th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.37 % change on previous year | -139.41 % change on previous year | 137.04 % change on previous year | Seychelles |
| 1980s | -78.4 % change on previous year | -7.15 % change on previous year | 71.25 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | -24.93 % change on previous year | -23.74 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | -44.65 % change on previous year | -16.02 % change on previous year | 28.63 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | -4.79 % change on previous year | -50.18 % change on previous year | 45.39 % change on previous year | Seychelles |
| 2020s | -6.05 % change on previous year | -78.15 % change on previous year | 72.1 % change on previous year | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Seychelles or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 6.23 % change on previous year against 4.18 % change on previous year in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Seychelles and Saint Lucia?
- 2.05 % change on previous year, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Saint Lucia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Seychelles and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Seychelles ranks 82nd and Saint Lucia ranks 80th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.