Ireland vs Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Ireland
-2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
-292,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
195th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
192nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Ireland
  • Trinidad and Tobago
-2.0M02.0M4.0M197019962023

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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.