Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was -794.39 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago is -794.39 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 75.3% on the previous year and down 549.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2.80 billion BoP, current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.90 billion BoP, current US$, in 2012.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 190th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.20 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 103.30 million BoP, current US$ | +24.2% |
| 1972 | 86.10 million BoP, current US$ | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 65.60 million BoP, current US$ | -23.8% |
| 1974 | 120.15 million BoP, current US$ | +83.2% |
| 1975 | 92.96 million BoP, current US$ | -22.6% |
| 1976 | 132.15 million BoP, current US$ | +42.2% |
| 1977 | 83.54 million BoP, current US$ | -36.8% |
| 1978 | 128.83 million BoP, current US$ | +54.2% |
| 1979 | 93.83 million BoP, current US$ | -27.2% |
| 1980 | 184.54 million BoP, current US$ | +96.7% |
| 1981 | 258.08 million BoP, current US$ | +39.9% |
| 1982 | 203.50 million BoP, current US$ | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 117.71 million BoP, current US$ | -42.2% |
| 1984 | 113.21 million BoP, current US$ | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.18 million BoP, current US$ | -99.0% |
| 1986 | -14.53 million BoP, current US$ | -1327.4% |
| 1987 | 33.14 million BoP, current US$ | -328.1% |
| 1988 | 62.91 million BoP, current US$ | +89.8% |
| 1989 | 148.89 million BoP, current US$ | +136.7% |
| 1990 | 109.41 million BoP, current US$ | -26.5% |
| 1991 | 169.34 million BoP, current US$ | +54.8% |
| 1992 | 177.88 million BoP, current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 379.21 million BoP, current US$ | +113.2% |
| 1994 | 516.17 million BoP, current US$ | +36.1% |
| 1995 | 298.93 million BoP, current US$ | -42.1% |
| 1996 | 355.40 million BoP, current US$ | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 999.35 million BoP, current US$ | +181.2% |
| 1998 | 729.77 million BoP, current US$ | -27.0% |
| 1999 | 643.30 million BoP, current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 679.50 million BoP, current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 834.90 million BoP, current US$ | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 808.30 million BoP, current US$ | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 998.10 million BoP, current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 939.70 million BoP, current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 882.70 million BoP, current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 830.00 million BoP, current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 2.80 billion BoP, current US$ | +237.4% |
| 2009 | 709.10 million BoP, current US$ | -74.7% |
| 2010 | 549.40 million BoP, current US$ | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 41.05 million BoP, current US$ | -92.5% |
| 2012 | -1.90 billion BoP, current US$ | -4739.4% |
| 2013 | -1.13 billion BoP, current US$ | -40.7% |
| 2014 | 661.41 million BoP, current US$ | -158.5% |
| 2015 | 176.83 million BoP, current US$ | -73.3% |
| 2016 | -23.60 million BoP, current US$ | -113.3% |
| 2017 | -470.88 million BoP, current US$ | +1895.4% |
| 2018 | -700.19 million BoP, current US$ | +48.7% |
| 2019 | 183.97 million BoP, current US$ | -126.3% |
| 2020 | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | +474.0% |
| 2021 | -934.78 million BoP, current US$ | -188.5% |
| 2022 | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | -225.4% |
| 2023 | -1.50 billion BoP, current US$ | -227.8% |
| 2024 | -453.16 million BoP, current US$ | -69.8% |
| 2025 | -794.39 million BoP, current US$ | +75.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's -794.39 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.70 billion BoP, current US$. (73 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's -794.39 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03 billion BoP, current US$. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -4739.4% | 41.05 million BoP, current US$ | -1.90 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2017 | -1895.4% | -23.60 million BoP, current US$ | -470.88 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1986 | -1327.4% | 1.18 million BoP, current US$ | -14.53 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2020 | +474.0% | 183.97 million BoP, current US$ | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.97 million BoP, current US$ | 65.60 million BoP, current US$ | 132.15 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.86 million BoP, current US$ | -14.53 million BoP, current US$ | 258.08 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 437.88 million BoP, current US$ | 109.41 million BoP, current US$ | 999.35 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 679.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -261.63 million BoP, current US$ | -1.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 661.41 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -242.05 million BoP, current US$ | -1.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 187 Burkina Faso -202.22 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 188 Finland -285.87 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 189 Yemen -370.98 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 191 Estonia -838.20 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 192 Kazakhstan -916.40 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 193 South Africa -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0414 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 785.84 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4521 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 573.82 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0186 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago was -794.39 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 billion BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.90 billion BoP, current US$ in 2012.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 190th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 549.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.