Liberia vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Liberia
9.9%
in 2024
Seychelles
10.1%
in 2024
Liberia rank
20th
Seychelles rank
18th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Liberia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 10.1% against 9.9% in Liberia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 20th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 9.1% | 4.9% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 6.5% | 8.9% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 6.1% | 7.9% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.8% | 0.6% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 15.3% | 22.9% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 8.8% | 5.6% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Liberia or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 10.1% against 9.9% in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Liberia and Seychelles?
- 0.2%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Seychelles?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Liberia ranks 20th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.