Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Seychelles
Seychelles: Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP was -12.75 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Seychelles, 2000–2027
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Seychelles is -12.75, measured in 2027.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Seychelles peaked at -2.25 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -23.76, in 2012.
Seychelles ranks 44th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2.25 | — |
| 2001 | -9.03 | +301.7% |
| 2002 | -5.59 | -38.1% |
| 2003 | -7.12 | +27.5% |
| 2004 | -3.62 | -49.1% |
| 2005 | -8.51 | +134.8% |
| 2006 | -13.57 | +59.5% |
| 2007 | -15.85 | +16.8% |
| 2008 | -17.41 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | -20.21 | +16.1% |
| 2010 | -19.24 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | -19.51 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | -23.76 | +21.7% |
| 2013 | -12.23 | -48.5% |
| 2014 | -15.59 | +27.5% |
| 2015 | -10.37 | -33.5% |
| 2016 | -7.6 | -26.7% |
| 2017 | -12.43 | +63.4% |
| 2018 | -17.76 | +42.9% |
| 2019 | -14.21 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | -9.72 | -31.5% |
| 2021 | -10.73 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | -11.3 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | -12.86 | +13.8% |
| 2024 | -11.74 | -8.7% |
| 2025 | -16.53 | +40.8% |
| 2026 | -12.72 | -23.0% |
| 2027 | -12.75 | +0.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's -12.75 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.02, 6.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -301.7% | -2.25 | -9.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -10.32 | -20.21 | -2.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | -15.27 | -23.76 | -7.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.29 | -16.53 | -9.72 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 41 Sao Tome and Principe -7.56 compare
- 42 Namibia -10.05 compare
- 43 Mauritius -11.55 compare
- 45 Mozambique -32.26 compare
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, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Seychelles?
- Direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Seychelles was -12.75 in 2027, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was -2.25 in 2000.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.76 in 2012.
- How does Seychelles rank for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2027.
- Is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.