Austria vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Austria
-1.0%
in 2025
Seychelles
-1.9%
in 2024
Austria rank
181st
Seychelles rank
184th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Austria
- Seychelles
How they compare
Austria currently reports -1.0% against -1.9% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Seychelles ahead.
Austria ranks 181st and Seychelles ranks 184th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2.4% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 1.0% | 6.4% | Austria |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 2.6% | 2.8% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 2.8% | -2.5% | 5.3% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Austria or Seychelles?
- Austria, at -1.0% against -1.9% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Austria and Seychelles?
- 0.9%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Seychelles?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 181st and Seychelles ranks 184th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.