Trinidad and Tobago - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Trinidad and Tobago was $103,771,800 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $700,000,000 in 2008 and ($25,339,200) in 2016.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1975 $0
1976 $0
1977 $0
1978 $0
1979 $0
1980 $0
1981 $0
1982 $0
1983 $3,625,000
1984 $3,458,333
1985 $8,163,266
1986 $7,305,556
1987 ($1,861,111)
1988 $0
1989 $0
1990 $0
1991 $0
1992 $0
1993 $0
1994 $0
1997 ($18,000,000)
1998 $1,000,000
1999 $264,100,000
2000 $25,200,000
2001 $150,000,000
2002 $106,400,000
2003 $225,200,000
2004 $25,400,000
2005 $341,000,000
2006 $370,000,000
2007 $1,000
2008 $700,000,000
2009 $0
2010 $0
2011 $67,211,800
2012 $189,417,300
2013 $62,504,180
2014 ($17,707,650)
2015 $128,339,400
2016 ($25,339,200)
2017 ($12,036,250)
2018 $65,041,760
2019 $114,159,000
2020 $103,771,800

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 3.88 in 1999, while its lowest value was -0.31 in 1997.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1975 0.00
1976 0.00
1977 0.00
1978 0.00
1979 0.00
1980 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.05
1984 0.04
1985 0.11
1986 0.15
1987 -0.04
1988 0.00
1989 0.00
1990 0.00
1991 0.00
1992 0.00
1993 0.00
1994 0.00
1997 -0.31
1998 0.02
1999 3.88
2000 0.31
2001 1.70
2002 1.18
2003 1.99
2004 0.19
2005 2.13
2006 2.01
2007 0.00
2008 2.51
2009 0.00
2010 0.00
2011 0.26
2012 0.74
2013 0.23
2014 -0.06
2015 0.51
2016 -0.11
2017 -0.05
2018 0.27
2019 0.49
2020 0.48

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Trinidad and Tobago was $206,355,200 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,093,765,000 in 2012 and ($2,100,800,000) in 2008.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 ($92,957,980)
1976 ($132,154,400)
1977 ($83,541,660)
1978 ($128,833,300)
1979 ($93,833,340)
1980 ($184,541,700)
1981 ($258,083,300)
1982 ($203,500,000)
1983 ($114,083,300)
1984 ($109,750,000)
1985 $6,979,592
1986 $21,833,330
1987 ($35,000,000)
1988 ($62,907,320)
1989 ($148,894,100)
1990 ($109,411,800)
1991 ($169,341,200)
1992 ($177,882,400)
1993 ($379,212,000)
1994 ($516,174,900)
1995 ($298,934,300)
1996 ($355,399,900)
1997 ($999,347,600)
1998 ($729,767,500)
1999 ($379,200,000)
2000 ($654,300,000)
2001 ($684,900,000)
2002 ($901,400,000)
2003 ($583,100,000)
2004 ($972,700,000)
2005 ($598,700,000)
2006 ($512,700,000)
2007 ($830,000,000)
2008 ($2,100,800,000)
2009 ($709,100,000)
2010 ($549,400,000)
2011 $26,164,350
2012 $2,093,765,000
2013 $1,192,470,000
2014 ($679,121,200)
2015 ($48,490,370)
2016 ($1,741,016)
2017 $458,846,300
2018 $765,227,500
2019 ($69,813,770)
2020 $206,355,200

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Trinidad and Tobago was ($102,583,400) as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,800,800,000 in 2008 and ($1,904,348,000) in 2012.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $83,200,000
1971 $103,300,000
1972 $86,100,000
1973 $65,600,000
1974 $120,153,000
1975 $92,957,980
1976 $132,154,400
1977 $83,541,660
1978 $128,833,300
1979 $93,833,340
1980 $184,541,700
1981 $258,083,300
1982 $203,500,000
1983 $117,708,300
1984 $113,208,300
1985 $1,183,674
1986 ($14,527,780)
1987 $33,138,890
1988 $62,907,320
1989 $148,894,100
1990 $109,411,800
1991 $169,341,200
1992 $177,882,400
1993 $379,212,000
1994 $516,174,900
1995 $298,934,300
1996 $355,399,900
1997 $999,347,600
1998 $729,767,500
1999 $643,300,000
2000 $679,500,000
2001 $834,900,000
2002 $1,007,800,000
2003 $808,300,000
2004 $998,100,000
2005 $939,700,000
2006 $882,700,000
2007 $830,000,000
2008 $2,800,800,000
2009 $709,100,000
2010 $549,400,000
2011 $41,047,460
2012 ($1,904,348,000)
2013 ($1,129,966,000)
2014 $661,413,500
2015 $176,829,700
2016 ($23,598,180)
2017 ($470,882,600)
2018 ($700,185,700)
2019 $183,972,800
2020 ($102,583,400)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Trinidad and Tobago was -0.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 17.42 in 1997, while its lowest value was -7.39 in 2012.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1970 10.12
1971 11.52
1972 7.95
1973 5.01
1974 5.88
1975 3.81
1976 5.29
1977 2.66
1978 3.62
1979 2.04
1980 2.96
1981 3.69
1982 2.50
1983 1.52
1984 1.46
1985 0.02
1986 -0.30
1987 0.69
1988 1.40
1989 3.44
1990 2.16
1991 3.19
1992 3.27
1993 8.12
1994 10.43
1995 5.61
1996 6.17
1997 17.42
1998 12.07
1999 9.45
2000 8.33
2001 9.46
2002 11.19
2003 7.15
2004 7.52
2005 5.88
2006 4.81
2007 3.84
2008 10.05
2009 3.70
2010 2.48
2011 0.16
2012 -7.39
2013 -4.14
2014 2.40
2015 0.71
2016 -0.11
2017 -2.10
2018 -2.96
2019 0.79
2020 -0.48

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments