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
-2000200400600800197119972024

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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.