Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was -1,105 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$ in Trinidad and Tobago is -1,105 million USD, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2,801 million USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1,904 million USD, in 2012.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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$ in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 109.4 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 144.1 million USD | +31.7% |
| 1992 | 171 million USD | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 372.6 million USD | +117.9% |
| 1994 | 521 million USD | +39.8% |
| 1995 | 295.7 million USD | -43.2% |
| 1996 | 356.3 million USD | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 999.6 million USD | +180.6% |
| 1998 | 731.9 million USD | -26.8% |
| 1999 | 643.3 million USD | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 679.5 million USD | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 834.9 million USD | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 790.7 million USD | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 808.3 million USD | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 998.1 million USD | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 939.7 million USD | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 882.7 million USD | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 830 million USD | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 2,801 million USD | +237.4% |
| 2009 | 709.1 million USD | -74.7% |
| 2010 | 549.4 million USD | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 41.05 million USD | -92.5% |
| 2012 | -1,904 million USD | -4739.4% |
| 2013 | -1,130 million USD | -40.7% |
| 2014 | 661.41 million USD | -158.5% |
| 2015 | 176.83 million USD | -73.3% |
| 2016 | -23.6 million USD | -113.3% |
| 2017 | -456.9 million USD | +1836.2% |
| 2018 | -701.88 million USD | +53.6% |
| 2019 | 128.56 million USD | -118.3% |
| 2020 | 1,056 million USD | +721.3% |
| 2021 | -934.8 million USD | -188.5% |
| 2022 | -913.6 million USD | -2.3% |
| 2023 | -1,105 million USD | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 434.49 million USD | 109.4 million USD | 999.6 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,027 million USD | 679.5 million USD | 2,801 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | -265.94 million USD | -1,904 million USD | 661.41 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -474.38 million USD | -1,105 million USD | 1,056 million USD | 4 |
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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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.978 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 18,550 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate -0.0416 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.972 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 18,436 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.0611 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Trinidad and Tobago was -1,105 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 2,801 million USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,904 million USD in 2012.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.