North Macedonia vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net

North Macedonia
-275.71 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Seychelles
-267.55 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
89th
Seychelles rank
88th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Seychelles
-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M197620002025

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports -267.55 million BoP, current US$ against -275.71 million BoP, current US$ in North Macedonia, a difference of 8.16 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 89th and Seychelles ranks 88th of 196 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Seychelles Difference Ahead
1990s -66.38 million BoP, current US$ -39.07 million BoP, current US$ 27.31 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2000s -321.11 million BoP, current US$ -89.37 million BoP, current US$ 231.74 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2010s -330.81 million BoP, current US$ -162.81 million BoP, current US$ 168.00 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2020s -591.93 million BoP, current US$ -213.61 million BoP, current US$ 378.32 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, North Macedonia or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at -267.55 million BoP, current US$ against -275.71 million BoP, current US$ in North Macedonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between North Macedonia and Seychelles?
8.16 million BoP, current US$, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Seychelles?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do North Macedonia and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
North Macedonia ranks 89th and Seychelles ranks 88th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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.