Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was -1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1975–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago is -1.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of down 173.2% on the previous year and down 414.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 4.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 2025.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 183rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +148.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +37.7% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | -125.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | -0.3% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -105.3% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +23341.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -92.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +450.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -30.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +68.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -90.4% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +1015.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +54353216.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -89.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +164.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -68.6% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | -127.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -895.9% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -122.4% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -52.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -639.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +78.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +577.0% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +50.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -55.6% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | -1.5% | -173.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | -0.3% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -1.5% | 4.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -390.11 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -285.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -794.39 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -75.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -580.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -10.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was -1.5% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 2025.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 414.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.