Panama vs Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Panama
-0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
-0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama rank
182nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
185th

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

  • Panama
  • Trinidad and Tobago
-0.05-0.025-00.0250.05197520002025

How they compare

Panama currently reports -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Panama ranks 182nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 185th of 191 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 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1980s 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
1990s 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2000s 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2010s 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Panama
2020s -0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, Panama or Trinidad and Tobago?
Panama, at -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Panama and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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 (bop, current us$), per unit?
Panama ranks 182nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 185th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.