Iceland vs Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Iceland
-2.2%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
-1.5%
in 2025
Iceland rank
185th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
183rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports -1.5% against -2.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Iceland ranks 185th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 183rd of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 1.3% | 13.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | -5.8% | 0.2% | 6.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | -0.2% | 1.8% | 2.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Iceland or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at -1.5% against -2.2% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Iceland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.7%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 185th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 183rd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.