Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1,864 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
103,447 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
23rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
23rd

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Trinidad and Tobago
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019962023

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 103,447 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,864 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 101,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 55.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1970s 8.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 25.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 403.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 377.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 436.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,056 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 997.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,088 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 2,311 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,380 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,069 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 2,207 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 134,123 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 131,917 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 103,447 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,864 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Trinidad and Tobago?
101,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Trinidad and Tobago?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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 outflows (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
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.