Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was -868.95 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-868.95 million USD
Change on year
down 31.9%
World rank
181st
of 188 countries
All-time high
2,399 million USD
in 2008
All-time low
-1,765 million USD
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2023

-2.0k-1.0k01.0k2.0k1990200620231990: 184.7 million USD1991: 238.5 million USD1992: 271.6 million USD1993: 693.3 million USD1994: 928.8 million USD1995: 508.7 million USD1996: 607.1 million USD1997: 1.8k million USD1998: 1.4k million USD1999: 1.2k million USD2000: 1.1k million USD2001: 1.3k million USD2002: 1.3k million USD2003: 1.2k million USD2004: 1.4k million USD2005: 1.1k million USD2006: 1.1k million USD2007: 885.3 million USD2008: 2.4k million USD2009: 843.9 million USD2010: 585.5 million USD2011: 37.9 million USD2012: -1.8k million USD2013: -1.0k million USD2014: 606.6 million USD2015: 176.8 million USD2016: -24.9 million USD2017: -452.2 million USD2018: -675.6 million USD2019: 128.3 million USD2020: 1.1k million USD2021: -815 million USD2022: -658.8 million USD2023: -868.9 million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Trinidad and Tobago stood at -868.95 million USD.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2,399 million USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1,765 million USD, in 2012.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 181st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 184.7 million USD
1991 238.52 million USD +29.1%
1992 271.65 million USD +13.9%
1993 693.29 million USD +155.2%
1994 928.78 million USD +34.0%
1995 508.72 million USD -45.2%
1996 607.11 million USD +19.3%
1997 1,841 million USD +203.3%
1998 1,384 million USD -24.8%
1999 1,166 million USD -15.8%
2000 1,100 million USD -5.7%
2001 1,300 million USD +18.3%
2002 1,302 million USD +0.1%
2003 1,214 million USD -6.8%
2004 1,377 million USD +13.5%
2005 1,145 million USD -16.9%
2006 1,062 million USD -7.2%
2007 885.33 million USD -16.6%
2008 2,399 million USD +170.9%
2009 843.88 million USD -64.8%
2010 585.53 million USD -30.6%
2011 37.94 million USD -93.5%
2012 -1,765 million USD -4751.7%
2013 -1,032 million USD -41.5%
2014 606.64 million USD -158.8%
2015 176.83 million USD -70.9%
2016 -24.86 million USD -114.1%
2017 -452.19 million USD +1718.9%
2018 -675.59 million USD +49.4%
2019 128.34 million USD -119.0%
2020 1,095 million USD +753.3%
2021 -814.97 million USD -174.4%
2022 -658.83 million USD -19.2%
2023 -868.95 million USD +31.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 782.45 million USD 184.7 million USD 1,841 million USD 10
2000s 1,263 million USD 843.88 million USD 2,399 million USD 10
2010s -241.45 million USD -1,765 million USD 606.64 million USD 10
2020s -311.91 million USD -868.95 million USD 1,095 million USD 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Trinidad and Tobago?
Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Trinidad and Tobago was -868.95 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 2,399 million USD in 2008.
What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was -1,765 million USD in 2012.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 181st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 7,665 data points, 1990–2023
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.