Panama vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Panama
-190.5 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Seychelles
-341.28 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Panama rank
183rd
Seychelles rank
186th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Panama
- Seychelles
How they compare
Panama currently reports -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person against -341.28 BoP, current US$ per person in Seychelles, a difference of 150.78 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Seychelles ahead.
Panama ranks 183rd and Seychelles ranks 186th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.22 BoP, current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 48.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.56 BoP, current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 22.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 89.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 66.8 BoP, current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 60.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 101.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.87 BoP, current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 142.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 410.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 268.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Seychelles |
| 2020s | -68.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -403.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 334.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Panama or Seychelles?
- Panama, at -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person against -341.28 BoP, current US$ per person in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Panama and Seychelles?
- 150.78 BoP, current US$ per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Seychelles?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Panama ranks 183rd and Seychelles ranks 186th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.