Trinidad and Tobago Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Trinidad and Tobago TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at 479.645 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 106.546 USD mn for 2016. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -184.542 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.094 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of -2.101 USD bn in 2008. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Trinidad and Tobago – Table TT.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. 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.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 479.64 2017 | yearly | 1975 - 2017 |
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Trinidad and Tobago TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at -422.390 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -23.598 USD mn for 2016. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 173.085 USD mn from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.801 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of -1.904 USD bn in 2012. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Trinidad and Tobago – Table TT.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. 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.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -373.79 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
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Trinidad and Tobago TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at -1.911 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.106 % for 2016. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 3.695 % from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.417 % in 1997 and a record low of -7.432 % in 2012. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Trinidad and Tobago – Table TT.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. 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.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1.69 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
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Trinidad and Tobago TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 94.078 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 82.586 USD mn for 2016. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 43.952 USD mn from Dec 1983 to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 700.000 USD mn in 2008 and a record low of -18.000 USD mn in 1997. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Trinidad and Tobago – Table TT.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. 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.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 105.85 2017 | yearly | 1983 - 2017 |
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Trinidad and Tobago TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 0.426 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.370 % for 2016. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.250 % from Dec 1983 to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.879 % in 1999 and a record low of -0.314 % in 1997. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Trinidad and Tobago – Table TT.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. 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.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.48 2017 | yearly | 1983 - 2017 |
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Trinidad and Tobago TT: BOP: Financial Account: Net
TT: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at -232.132 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.928 USD bn for 2016. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 161.500 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.596 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of -1.928 USD bn in 2016. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Trinidad and Tobago – Table TT.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -232.13 2017 | yearly | 1975 - 2017 |
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Trinidad and Tobago TT: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
TT: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 397.474 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.497 USD bn for 2016. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 24.563 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.588 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of -1.497 USD bn in 2016. TT: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Trinidad and Tobago – Table TT.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 397.47 2017 | yearly | 1975 - 2017 |
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Trinidad and Tobago TT: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation
TT: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data was reported at 2.390 USD mn in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.210 USD mn for 2009. TT: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 2.470 USD mn from Dec 1962 to 2010, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.190 USD mn in 1965 and a record low of -0.090 USD mn in 1975. TT: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Trinidad and Tobago – Table TT.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.39 2010 | yearly | 1962 - 2010 |
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Trinidad and Tobago TT: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation
TT: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data was reported at 2.470 USD mn in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.150 USD mn for 2009. TT: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 3.710 USD mn from Dec 1962 to 2010, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.150 USD mn in 2004 and a record low of 0.070 USD mn in 1962. TT: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Trinidad and Tobago – Table TT.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.47 2010 | yearly | 1962 - 2010 |
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Trinidad and Tobago TT: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
TT: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at -2.558 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -1.275 USD bn for 2016. TT: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging -53.269 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 252.185 USD mn in 1998 and a record low of -4.636 USD bn in 2013. TT: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Trinidad and Tobago – Table TT.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -2,558.26 2017 | yearly | 1975 - 2017 |