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

Maldives
0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Seychelles
0.1015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives rank
17th
Seychelles rank
18th

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

  • Maldives
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Seychelles, a difference of 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Seychelles ahead.

Maldives ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0662 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
1980s 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0653 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.06 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
1990s 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2000s 0.0464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0612 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2010s 0.106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0466 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2020s 0.1179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Maldives or Seychelles?
Maldives, at 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Seychelles as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Maldives and Seychelles?
0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Seychelles?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Maldives ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.