Argentina vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net

Argentina
-299.98 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Seychelles
-267.55 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Argentina rank
91st
Seychelles rank
88th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Argentina
  • Seychelles
-20.0B-15.0B-10.0B-5.0B0197620002025

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports -267.55 million BoP, current US$ against -299.98 million BoP, current US$ in Argentina, a difference of 32.43 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Seychelles ahead.

Argentina ranks 91st and Seychelles ranks 88th of 196 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s -227.67 million BoP, current US$ -4.28 million BoP, current US$ 223.39 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
1980s -608.90 million BoP, current US$ -8.93 million BoP, current US$ 599.97 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
1990s -5.44 billion BoP, current US$ -26.58 million BoP, current US$ 5.42 billion BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2000s -4.23 billion BoP, current US$ -89.37 million BoP, current US$ 4.14 billion BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2010s -8.39 billion BoP, current US$ -162.81 million BoP, current US$ 8.23 billion BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2020s -10.51 billion BoP, current US$ -213.61 million BoP, current US$ 10.30 billion BoP, current US$ Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Argentina or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at -267.55 million BoP, current US$ against -299.98 million BoP, current US$ in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Argentina and Seychelles?
32.43 million BoP, current US$, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Seychelles?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Argentina ranks 91st and Seychelles ranks 88th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.