Iceland vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Iceland
-2.2%
in 2025
Seychelles
-1.9%
in 2024
Iceland rank
185th
Seychelles rank
184th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports -1.9% against -2.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Seychelles ahead.
Iceland ranks 185th and Seychelles ranks 184th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 1.0% | 13.9% | Iceland |
| 2010s | -7.0% | 2.6% | 9.7% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -2.5% | 2.7% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Iceland or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at -1.9% against -2.2% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Iceland and Seychelles?
- 0.3%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Seychelles?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 185th 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.