Aruba vs Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Aruba
-763,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
-292,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Aruba rank
193rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
192nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Aruba
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports -292,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -763,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Aruba, a difference of 471,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 193rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Aruba |
| 1990s | 580,820 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 85,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 495,464 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Aruba |
| 2000s | -254,715 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 204,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 459,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 595,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -51,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 646,947 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Aruba |
| 2020s | 562,921 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 572,900 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Aruba or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at -292,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -763,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Aruba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Aruba and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 471,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Aruba ranks 193rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.