Iceland vs Seychelles: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Iceland
-0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Seychelles
-0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iceland rank
187th
Seychelles rank
186th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Iceland
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports -0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Seychelles ahead.
Iceland ranks 187th and Seychelles ranks 186th of 191 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 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.1492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2010s | -0.0704 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0969 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Iceland or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at -0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Iceland and Seychelles?
- 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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 (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Iceland ranks 187th and Seychelles ranks 186th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.