Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Seychelles
Seychelles: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.5184 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Seychelles, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Seychelles is 0.5184 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Seychelles peaked at 0.5682 million USD per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.1438 million USD per square kilometre, in 2018.
Seychelles ranks 14th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0469 million USD per square kilometre | +8116.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | -92.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0409 million USD per square kilometre | +1062.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0668 million USD per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0997 million USD per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1161 million USD per square kilometre | +85.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1157 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.12 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0529 million USD per square kilometre | -55.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1407 million USD per square kilometre | +166.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1037 million USD per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 0.127 million USD per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0814 million USD per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1867 million USD per square kilometre | +129.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3165 million USD per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3948 million USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3959 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3726 million USD per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4583 million USD per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4508 million USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5682 million USD per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3701 million USD per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4999 million USD per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4229 million USD per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3375 million USD per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4056 million USD per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1438 million USD per square kilometre | -135.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0661 million USD per square kilometre | -146.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3577 million USD per square kilometre | +441.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4887 million USD per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2022 | 0.461 million USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5184 million USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.5184 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 7.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.5184 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 266.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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 | +8116.3% | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0469 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +1062.3% | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0409 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +441.3% | 0.0661 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3577 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0673 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.12 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2172 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0529 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3959 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3436 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1438 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5682 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4564 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3577 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5184 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 11 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7425 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 12 Grenada 0.5323 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 13 Barbados 0.523 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.4321 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cyprus 0.373 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$, per square kilometre in Seychelles?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Seychelles was 0.5184 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5682 million USD per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1438 million USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Seychelles rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Seychelles ranks 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.