South Africa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

South Africa
-2.16 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
-794.39 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Africa rank
193rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
190th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

  • South Africa
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports -794.39 million BoP, current US$ against -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 1.37 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 193rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 190th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1970s 92.33 million BoP, current US$ 98.97 million BoP, current US$ 6.64 million BoP, current US$ Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 13.72 million BoP, current US$ 110.86 million BoP, current US$ 97.14 million BoP, current US$ Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 849.65 million BoP, current US$ 437.88 million BoP, current US$ 411.77 million BoP, current US$ South Africa
2000s 4.24 billion BoP, current US$ 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ 3.20 billion BoP, current US$ South Africa
2010s 4.30 billion BoP, current US$ -261.63 million BoP, current US$ 4.56 billion BoP, current US$ South Africa
2020s 9.51 billion BoP, current US$ -242.05 million BoP, current US$ 9.76 billion BoP, current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, South Africa or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at -794.39 million BoP, current US$ against -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
1.37 billion BoP, current US$, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 193rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 190th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.