Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth was -8.6 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Trinidad and Tobago stood at -8.6 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 90.4% on the previous year and down 118.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 111.86 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -89.19 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 224th out of 235 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.94 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -11.99 % change on previous year | -121.1% |
| 1973 | -9.71 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 1974 | 44.34 % change on previous year | -556.6% |
| 1975 | 21.18 % change on previous year | -52.2% |
| 1976 | 14.46 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 1977 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -77.8% |
| 1978 | 28.04 % change on previous year | +775.0% |
| 1979 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 1980 | 22.6 % change on previous year | +604.0% |
| 1981 | -16.63 % change on previous year | -173.6% |
| 1982 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -115.8% |
| 1983 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -212.5% |
| 1984 | -11.27 % change on previous year | +281.1% |
| 1985 | -15.68 % change on previous year | +39.1% |
| 1986 | -18.79 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
| 1987 | -20.38 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1988 | -34.09 % change on previous year | +67.3% |
| 1989 | 18.42 % change on previous year | -154.0% |
| 1990 | 4.05 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1991 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 1992 | -23.72 % change on previous year | -1512.8% |
| 1993 | -2.02 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 1994 | 24.3 % change on previous year | -1302.9% |
| 1995 | 26.36 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 1997 | 43.74 % change on previous year | +1342.8% |
| 1998 | -0.8221 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 1999 | -26.68 % change on previous year | +3145.2% |
| 2000 | -11.4 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2001 | 51.96 % change on previous year | -555.6% |
| 2002 | -14.72 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 2003 | 60.92 % change on previous year | -513.8% |
| 2004 | -11.84 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 2005 | 53.56 % change on previous year | -552.5% |
| 2006 | -33.69 % change on previous year | -162.9% |
| 2007 | -8.35 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 2008 | -0.4153 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 2009 | 7.55 % change on previous year | -1917.6% |
| 2010 | -16.09 % change on previous year | -313.1% |
| 2011 | -19.36 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 111.86 % change on previous year | -677.9% |
| 2013 | -30.25 % change on previous year | -127.0% |
| 2014 | 45.69 % change on previous year | -251.0% |
| 2015 | 69.73 % change on previous year | +52.6% |
| 2016 | 13.63 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 2017 | -37.66 % change on previous year | -376.3% |
| 2018 | -24.65 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 2019 | 16.11 % change on previous year | -165.3% |
| 2020 | 8.89 % change on previous year | -44.8% |
| 2021 | -58.76 % change on previous year | -760.8% |
| 2022 | -89.19 % change on previous year | +51.8% |
| 2024 | -8.6 % change on previous year | -90.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -3145.2% | -0.8221 % change on previous year | -26.68 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +1917.6% | -0.4153 % change on previous year | 7.55 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | -1512.8% | 1.68 % change on previous year | -23.72 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +1342.8% | 3.03 % change on previous year | 43.74 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +1302.9% | -2.02 % change on previous year | 24.3 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.63 % change on previous year | -11.99 % change on previous year | 56.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -7.62 % change on previous year | -34.09 % change on previous year | 22.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.99 % change on previous year | -26.68 % change on previous year | 43.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.36 % change on previous year | -33.69 % change on previous year | 60.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9 % change on previous year | -37.66 % change on previous year | 111.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -36.91 % change on previous year | -89.19 % change on previous year | 8.89 % change on previous year | 4 |
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- 221 Luxembourg -7.25 % change on previous year compare
- 222 Namibia -7.9 % change on previous year compare
- 223 Libya -8.36 % change on previous year compare
- 225 Hungary -11.05 % change on previous year compare
- 226 Yugoslav SFR -14.16 % change on previous year compare
- 227 Sudan -15 % change on previous year 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$), per unit -0.015 BoP, current US$ 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$), annual growth rate -10.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth in Trinidad and Tobago was -8.6 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 111.86 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -89.19 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 224th out of 235 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 118.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.