Kenya vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Kenya
-8.77 % change on previous year
in 2024
Seychelles
-5.66 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kenya rank
132nd
Seychelles rank
129th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Kenya
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports -5.66 % change on previous year against -8.77 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 3.11 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Seychelles ahead.
Kenya ranks 132nd and Seychelles ranks 129th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.54 % change on previous year | 49.09 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 3.86 % change on previous year | 14.18 % change on previous year | 10.32 % change on previous year | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 42.8 % change on previous year | 10.78 % change on previous year | 32.02 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 67.9 % change on previous year | 28.18 % change on previous year | 39.72 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 77.35 % change on previous year | 50.11 % change on previous year | 27.25 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | -14.29 % change on previous year | 5.33 % change on previous year | 19.61 % change on previous year | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Kenya or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at -5.66 % change on previous year against -8.77 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Kenya and Seychelles?
- 3.11 % change on previous year, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Seychelles?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Kenya ranks 132nd and Seychelles ranks 129th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.