Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0016 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.0016 million USD per person for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0058 million USD per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million USD per person, in 2022.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +55.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +42.5% |
| 1975 | 0.002 million USD per person | +19.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 million USD per person | +26.4% |
| 1979 | 0.003 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 0.003 million USD per person | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.003 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 million USD per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 million USD per person | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 million USD per person | -19.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -21.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -34.8% |
| 1989 | 0.001 million USD per person | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.001 million USD per person | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +25.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +43.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +51.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +60.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +59.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 million USD per person | -33.9% |
| 2007 | 0.002 million USD per person | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.002 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 million USD per person | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.003 million USD per person | +110.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -30.5% |
| 2014 | 0.003 million USD per person | +45.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 million USD per person | +69.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 million USD per person | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 million USD per person | -37.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 million USD per person | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -58.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -89.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +1027.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 million USD per person | -8.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0016 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 million USD per person, 22% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0016 million USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0028 million USD per person, 55% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1027.6% | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0017 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0019 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0036 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0018 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0033 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 million USD per person | 0.0014 million USD per person | 0.0058 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0034 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 97 Brazil 0.0017 million USD per person compare
- 98 North Macedonia 0.0016 million USD per person compare
- 99 Belarus 0.0016 million USD per person compare
- 101 Thailand 0.0015 million USD per person compare
- 102 Marshall Islands 0.0015 million USD per person compare
- 103 Vanuatu 0.0015 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0016 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 million USD per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2022.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.