Seychelles vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Seychelles
1,863 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sweden
1,807 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Seychelles rank
18th
Sweden rank
20th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Seychelles
- Sweden
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 1,863 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 56 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 20th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 65.48 BoP, current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 209.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 127.51 BoP, current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 441 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,532 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,091 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,153 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,446 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,292 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,189 BoP, current US$ per person | 721.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,467 BoP, current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 1,478 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,428 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,951 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Seychelles or Sweden?
- Seychelles, at 1,863 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Seychelles and Sweden?
- 56 BoP, current US$ per person, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sweden?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Seychelles and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 20th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.