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

Seychelles
-85,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
-47,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Seychelles rank
182nd
Uruguay rank
180th

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

  • Seychelles
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports -47,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -85,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Seychelles, a difference of 38,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Seychelles ahead.

Seychelles ranks 182nd and Uruguay ranks 180th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 6,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
1980s 10,885 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,877 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
1990s 10,772 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,758 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2000s 18,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 181.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2010s 84,258 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 76,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Seychelles
2020s -97,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 156.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 97,409 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Seychelles or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at -47,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -85,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Seychelles and Uruguay?
38,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Uruguay?
44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Seychelles and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Seychelles ranks 182nd and Uruguay ranks 180th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.