Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Seychelles
Seychelles: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.4815 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Seychelles, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Seychelles is 0.4815 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Seychelles peaked at 0.6117 million USD per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.1471 million USD per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Seychelles 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0592 million USD per square kilometre | +8211.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -93.0% |
| 1993 | 0.047 million USD per square kilometre | +1040.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0739 million USD per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1041 million USD per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0678 million USD per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1283 million USD per square kilometre | +89.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1316 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1361 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0603 million USD per square kilometre | -55.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1569 million USD per square kilometre | +160.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1043 million USD per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1184 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.075 million USD per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1712 million USD per square kilometre | +128.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2872 million USD per square kilometre | +67.7% |
| 2007 | 0.389 million USD per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4079 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4333 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4933 million USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.487 million USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6117 million USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.337 million USD per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4705 million USD per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4229 million USD per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3474 million USD per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4165 million USD per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2018 | -0.1471 million USD per square kilometre | -135.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0679 million USD per square kilometre | -146.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4559 million USD per square kilometre | +571.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5879 million USD per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4319 million USD per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4815 million USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.4815 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.4815 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 247.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +8211.4% | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0592 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +1040.5% | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | 0.047 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +571.3% | 0.0679 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4559 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0753 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1361 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2204 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0603 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4333 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3507 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1471 million USD per square kilometre | 0.6117 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4893 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4319 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5879 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 9 Belgium 0.6249 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 0.622 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 11 Israel 0.6197 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 13 Grenada 0.4611 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 14 Barbados 0.4093 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.3823 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Seychelles
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -44.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 59.81 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -47.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 43.67 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0643 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Seychelles?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Seychelles was 0.4815 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6117 million USD per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1471 million USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Seychelles rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Seychelles ranks 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.