Ireland vs Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Ireland
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports -292,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 1.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Ireland ranks 195th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,989 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19,292 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 17,303 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 3,207 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,611 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 55,942 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 85,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 29,414 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 411,084 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 204,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 206,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -51,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.19 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | -226,944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 216,965 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Ireland or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at -292,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Ireland ranks 195th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.