Caribbean vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Caribbean
1.9%
in 2024
Seychelles
10.4%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
17th
Seychelles rank
19th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Caribbean
  • Seychelles
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 10.4% against 1.9% in Caribbean, a difference of 8.5%.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 5.4 times Caribbean's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Caribbean ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 19th of 37 groups.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Seychelles Difference Ahead
2000s 3.0% 10.8% 7.8% Seychelles
2010s 2.7% 15.3% 12.5% Seychelles
2020s 1.9% 8.8% 7.0% Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp, Caribbean or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 10.4% against 1.9% in Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Caribbean and Seychelles?
8.5%, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Seychelles?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Caribbean and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Caribbean ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 19th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Caribbean vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-inflows-as-a-proportion-of-gdp-percent/caribbean/seychelles/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-inflows-as-a-proportion-of-gdp-percent/caribbean/seychelles/">Caribbean vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 6,020 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed