Seychelles Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Seychelles SC: BOP: Capital Account: Net
SC: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 52.316 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 54.158 USD mn for 2016. SC: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 13.241 USD mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2017, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 275.127 USD mn in 2010 and a record low of 0.890 USD mn in 2000. SC: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 52.32 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -188.938 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -154.669 USD mn for 2016. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -25.212 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -1.085 USD mn in 1985 and a record low of -425.568 USD mn in 2012. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -188.94 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 124.466 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 40.854 USD mn for 2016. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 23.765 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 613.209 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of 1.350 USD mn in 1972. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 124.47 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 8.376 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.865 % for 2016. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 7.741 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.877 % in 2012 and a record low of 2.079 % in 1992. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8.38 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at -64.472 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -78.431 USD mn for 2016. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 4.611 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 187.640 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of -87.066 USD mn in 2015. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -64.47 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at -4.339 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -4.786 % for 2016. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.407 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.710 % in 2012 and a record low of -6.329 % in 2015. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted Average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -4.34 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Financial Account: Net
SC: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at -246.904 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -261.837 USD mn for 2016. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -34.596 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 135.551 USD mn in 2010 and a record low of -261.837 USD mn in 2016. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -246.90 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
SC: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at 2.426 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.171 USD mn for 2016. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.171 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of -20.983 USD mn in 2014. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.43 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
SC: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 53.474 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 49.613 USD mn for 2016. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -0.800 USD mn from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2017, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.207 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of -198.163 USD mn in 2006. SC: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 53.47 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation
SC: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data was reported at 13.530 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.600 USD mn for 2015. SC: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 6.600 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.200 USD mn in 2010 and a record low of 0.480 USD mn in 1962. SC: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 13.53 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation
SC: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data was reported at 3.260 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.180 USD mn for 2015. SC: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 4.620 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.060 USD mn in 1992 and a record low of 0.010 USD mn in 1965. SC: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.26 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
SC: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at -3.532 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -29.554 USD mn for 2016. SC: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging 0.678 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 133.452 USD mn in 2009 and a record low of -101.838 USD mn in 2012. SC: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -3.53 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Seychelles SC: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
SC: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at 16.064 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.459 USD mn for 2016. SC: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging -0.135 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 302.312 USD mn in 2010 and a record low of -309.605 USD mn in 2008. SC: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Seychelles – Table SC.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 16.06 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |