Direct investment, Debt instruments in Seychelles
Seychelles: Direct investment, Debt instruments was 581.81 million US dollar in 2024. ▼ Falling
Direct investment, Debt instruments in Seychelles, 2012–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 581.81 million US dollar for direct investment, debt instruments in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, debt instruments in Seychelles peaked at 1.99 billion US dollar in 2012 and was at its lowest, 581.81 million US dollar, in 2024.
Seychelles ranks 84th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Direct investment, Debt instruments in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.99 billion US dollar | — |
| 2013 | 961.83 million US dollar | -51.7% |
| 2014 | 861.88 million US dollar | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 763.22 million US dollar | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 960.14 million US dollar | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 941.37 million US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 923.31 million US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 871.10 million US dollar | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 813.97 million US dollar | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 752.39 million US dollar | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 697.55 million US dollar | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 640.42 million US dollar | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 581.81 million US dollar | -9.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 581.81 million US dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 42.99 billion US dollar, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 581.81 million US dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 185.31 million US dollar, 3.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Debt instruments 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -51.7% | 1.99 billion US dollar | 961.83 million US dollar |
| 2016 | +25.8% | 763.22 million US dollar | 960.14 million US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.03 billion US dollar | 763.22 million US dollar | 1.99 billion US dollar | 8 |
| 2020s | 697.23 million US dollar | 581.81 million US dollar | 813.97 million US dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More external debt data for Seychelles
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2016)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2016)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2016)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2016)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 10.00 million NFL, current US$ (2016)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 42.15 % change on previous year (2016)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 3.82 billion US dollar (2024)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 261.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 794.82 million US dollar (2024)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 31,502 US dollar per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, debt instruments in Seychelles?
- Direct investment, debt instruments in Seychelles was 581.81 million US dollar in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 billion US dollar in 2012.
- What is the lowest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 581.81 million US dollar in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for direct investment, debt instruments?
- Seychelles ranks 84th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is direct investment, debt instruments rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.