Ireland vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Ireland
-1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Seychelles
-85,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
185th
Seychelles rank
182nd

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

  • Ireland
  • Seychelles
-2.0M-1.0M01.0M2.0M3.0M197619992023

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports -85,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 1.76 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Seychelles ahead.

Ireland ranks 185th and Seychelles ranks 182nd of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Seychelles in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Seychelles Difference Ahead
1980s 11,475 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,678 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,797 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 19,960 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,018 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,942 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 503,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 484,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 666,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 84,258 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 581,799 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s -330,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -97,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 233,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Ireland or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at -85,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Ireland and Seychelles?
1.76 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Seychelles?
37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Seychelles rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Ireland ranks 185th and Seychelles ranks 182nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.