Sao Tome and Principe vs Seychelles: Private capital flows, total
Private capital flows, total over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 14.6% against 14.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Seychelles ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th and Seychelles ranks 7th of 41 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 11.9% | 8.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 14.7% | 4.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private capital flows, total, Sao Tome and Principe or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 14.6% against 14.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
- What is the difference in private capital flows, total between Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 0.6%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles rank globally for private capital flows, total?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th and Seychelles ranks 7th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.