Lower middle income vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Lower middle income
0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Seychelles
0.1015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
15th
Seychelles rank
18th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Lower middle income
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.1015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0904 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 9.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 15th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0911 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0879 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0653 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0614 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Lower middle income or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.1015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Lower middle income and Seychelles?
- 0.0904 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Seychelles?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Lower middle income ranks 15th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.