Foreign direct investment inflows in Seychelles
Net foreign direct investment inflows to Seychelles were 10.0% of GDP in 2025.
Seychelles, 2025
10.0%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
1.4%
Position in 2025
19th of 184
Foreign direct investment inflows in Seychelles over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Seychelles | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.0% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | 0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | 1.9% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | 2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | 3.6% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | 2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | 2.7% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | 3.7% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | 5.3% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | 3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | 2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | 1.9% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | 2.1% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | 2.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 10.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.4%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Seychelles has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.4%.