Mauritius vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Mauritius
380,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Seychelles
521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
18th
Seychelles rank
16th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Mauritius
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 380,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritius, a difference of 140,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.4 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Seychelles ahead.

Mauritius ranks 18th and Seychelles ranks 16th of 200 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 1,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,519 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
1980s 5,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
1990s 13,794 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 72,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59,018 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2000s 72,427 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 212,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 140,293 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2010s 209,015 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 438,195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 229,180 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2020s 224,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 337,795 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 113,587 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Mauritius or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 380,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Mauritius and Seychelles?
140,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Seychelles?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Mauritius ranks 18th and Seychelles ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.