Panama vs Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Panama
-1.0%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
-1.5%
in 2025
Panama rank
180th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
183rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Panama
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Panama currently reports -1.0% against -1.5% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Panama ranks 180th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 183rd of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.7% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 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, Panama or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Panama, at -1.0% against -1.5% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Panama and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.5%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Panama ranks 180th 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.