Maldives vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Maldives
11.4%
in 2024
Seychelles
10.1%
in 2024
Maldives rank
17th
Seychelles rank
18th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Maldives
- Seychelles
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.4% against 10.1% in Seychelles, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Seychelles ahead.
Maldives ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 9.5% | 6.6% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 6.5% | 6.0% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 6.1% | 3.9% | Seychelles |
| 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 share of gdp, Maldives or Seychelles?
- Maldives, at 11.4% against 10.1% in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Maldives and Seychelles?
- 1.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Seychelles?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 17th 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.