Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Trinidad and Tobago, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Trinidad and Tobago stood at -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. 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 (bop, current us$), per unit in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 185th out of 191 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +148.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 1987 | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -125.5% |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | -0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1998 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -105.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23341.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -92.0% |
| 2001 | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +450.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -90.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1015.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54353216.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -89.5% |
| 2012 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +164.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -68.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -127.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -895.9% |
| 2016 | -0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -122.4% |
| 2017 | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -639.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +577.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2025 | -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -173.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 182 Panama -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Austria -0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Tuvalu -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Seychelles -0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Iceland -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 188 Belgium -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -390.11 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -285.22 BoP, current US$ 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$), annual growth rate -10.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2185 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Trinidad and Tobago was -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.