Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency was 11.41 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 11.41 % for gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 32.81 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.32 %, in 2022.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 188th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.92 % | — |
| 1971 | 32.81 % | +56.8% |
| 1972 | 29.54 % | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 22.58 % | -23.6% |
| 1974 | 15.53 % | -31.2% |
| 1975 | 20.47 % | +31.9% |
| 1976 | 22.95 % | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 23.03 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 27.17 % | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 26.72 % | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 28.09 % | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 25.52 % | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 25.76 % | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 25.74 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 23.44 % | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 20.23 % | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 20.82 % | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 18.53 % | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 12.65 % | -31.7% |
| 1989 | 14.77 % | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 13.79 % | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 15.8 % | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 13.63 % | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 13.91 % | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 19.78 % | +42.2% |
| 1995 | 18.93 % | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 23.03 % | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 29.27 % | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 31.42 % | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 20.59 % | -34.4% |
| 2000 | 15.56 % | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 26.39 % | +69.6% |
| 2002 | 21.88 % | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 24.24 % | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 18.74 % | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 28.65 % | +52.9% |
| 2006 | 15.15 % | -47.1% |
| 2007 | 12.29 % | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 10.46 % | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 22.42 % | +114.3% |
| 2010 | 11.92 % | -46.8% |
| 2011 | 9.36 % | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 16.13 % | +72.5% |
| 2013 | 12.54 % | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 16.87 % | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 25.63 % | +52.0% |
| 2016 | 30.83 % | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 22.08 % | -28.4% |
| 2018 | 17.35 % | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 19.64 % | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 22.71 % | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 11.62 % | -48.9% |
| 2022 | 4.32 % | -62.8% |
| 2023 | 12.7 % | +194.3% |
| 2024 | 11.41 % | -10.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 11.41 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.62 %, 50% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 11.41 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.88 %, 55% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +194.3% | 4.32 % | 12.7 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.17 % | 15.53 % | 32.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.55 % | 12.65 % | 28.09 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.02 % | 13.63 % | 31.42 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.58 % | 10.46 % | 28.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.23 % | 9.36 % | 30.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.55 % | 4.32 % | 22.71 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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 gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency in Trinidad and Tobago was 11.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 32.81 % in 1971.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 % in 2022.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).