Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.4556 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.4556 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1,029.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.52 million USD per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0404 million USD per square kilometre, in 2022.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 52nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1903 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.2987 million USD per square kilometre | +56.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2629 million USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2374 million USD per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3426 million USD per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4152 million USD per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4752 million USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4904 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6279 million USD per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6481 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7945 million USD per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6624 million USD per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6798 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6597 million USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5853 million USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4935 million USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4008 million USD per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3191 million USD per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2103 million USD per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2491 million USD per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2591 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2635 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.201 million USD per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1969 million USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2448 million USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3093 million USD per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3187 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4581 million USD per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4543 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3331 million USD per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2951 million USD per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4485 million USD per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3825 million USD per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6155 million USD per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5426 million USD per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8333 million USD per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5526 million USD per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5064 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5043 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5424 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4551 million USD per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.367 million USD per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7776 million USD per square kilometre | +111.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5424 million USD per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7902 million USD per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 2015 | 1.34 million USD per square kilometre | +69.7% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.95 million USD per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7158 million USD per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8311 million USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.905 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3733 million USD per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0404 million USD per square kilometre | -89.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4556 million USD per square kilometre | +1029.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.4556 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6883 million USD per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.4556 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2391 million USD per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square 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 | +1029.0% | 0.0404 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4556 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3989 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1903 million USD per square kilometre | 0.6481 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5055 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2103 million USD per square kilometre | 0.7945 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3039 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1969 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4581 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5223 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2951 million USD per square kilometre | 0.8333 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8294 million USD per square kilometre | 0.367 million USD per square kilometre | 1.52 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4436 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0404 million USD per square kilometre | 0.905 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 49 Portugal 0.4936 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 50 Slovakia 0.4839 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Lebanon 0.4815 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 53 Tuvalu 0.4197 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 54 Poland 0.4135 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 55 Turkey 0.4065 million USD per square kilometre 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 square in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.4556 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million USD per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0404 million USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.