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

Maldives
11.4%
in 2024
Seychelles
10.4%
in 2024
Maldives rank
17th
Seychelles rank
19th

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

  • Maldives
  • Seychelles
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 11.4% against 10.4% in Seychelles, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Seychelles ahead.

Maldives ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 19th of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Seychelles Difference Ahead
2000s 4.6% 10.8% 6.1% Seychelles
2010s 10.6% 15.3% 4.7% Seychelles
2020s 11.8% 8.8% 3.0% Maldives

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, Maldives or Seychelles?
Maldives, at 11.4% against 10.4% in Seychelles as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Maldives and Seychelles?
1.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Seychelles?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Maldives ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 19th of 212 countries.
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.

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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