Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 1,008 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago, 1997–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 1,008 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.2% on the previous year and up 1,512.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1,385 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -25.34 million USD, in 2016.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -18 million USD | — |
| 1998 | 1 million USD | -105.6% |
| 1999 | 264.1 million USD | +26310.0% |
| 2000 | 25.2 million USD | -90.5% |
| 2001 | 58.1 million USD | +130.6% |
| 2002 | 106.4 million USD | +83.1% |
| 2003 | 225.2 million USD | +111.7% |
| 2004 | 25.4 million USD | -88.7% |
| 2005 | 341 million USD | +1242.5% |
| 2006 | 370 million USD | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.001 million USD | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 700 million USD | +69999900.0% |
| 2009 | 489.07 million USD | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 278.14 million USD | -43.1% |
| 2011 | 67.21 million USD | -75.8% |
| 2012 | 189.42 million USD | +181.8% |
| 2013 | 62.5 million USD | -67.0% |
| 2014 | -17.71 million USD | -128.3% |
| 2015 | 128.34 million USD | -824.8% |
| 2016 | -25.34 million USD | -119.7% |
| 2017 | -12.04 million USD | -52.5% |
| 2018 | 65.04 million USD | -640.4% |
| 2019 | 114.16 million USD | +75.5% |
| 2020 | 98.01 million USD | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 767.54 million USD | +683.1% |
| 2022 | 1,385 million USD | +80.5% |
| 2023 | 1,008 million USD | -27.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1,008 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD, 86% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1,008 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.32 million USD, 17.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +69999900.0% | 0.001 million USD | 700 million USD |
| 1999 | +26310.0% | 1 million USD | 264.1 million USD |
| 2005 | +1242.5% | 25.4 million USD | 341 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.37 million USD | -18 million USD | 264.1 million USD | 3 |
| 2000s | 234.04 million USD | 0.001 million USD | 700 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.97 million USD | -25.34 million USD | 278.14 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 814.62 million USD | 98.01 million USD | 1,385 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0414 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 785.84 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4521 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 573.82 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0186 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago was 1,008 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1,385 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.34 million USD in 2016.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,512.4%. 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 Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.