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

Seychelles
521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Seychelles rank
16th
United Arab Emirates rank
17th

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

  • Seychelles
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 89,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

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

Seychelles ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 9,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 438.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
1980s 30,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 781.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,518 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
1990s 72,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 997.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71,813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2000s 212,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 83,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 129,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2010s 438,195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 145,201 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 292,994 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2020s 337,795 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 330,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,988 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$), per square, Seychelles or United Arab Emirates?
Seychelles, at 521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Seychelles and United Arab Emirates?
89,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Seychelles and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Seychelles ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.