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

Seychelles
521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
World
7,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Seychelles rank
16th
World rank
15th

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

  • Seychelles
  • World
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in World, a difference of 513,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 69.5 times World's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 16th and World ranks 15th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles World Difference Ahead
1970s 9,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 225.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
1980s 30,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 895.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,405 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
1990s 72,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,539 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 69,272 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2000s 212,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 200,331 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2010s 438,195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,452 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 421,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2020s 337,795 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,732 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 325,063 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$), per square, Seychelles or World?
Seychelles, at 521,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Seychelles and World?
513,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and World?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Seychelles and World rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Seychelles ranks 16th and World ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.