Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) was 26.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Trinidad and Tobago, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 26.2%.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 504.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 32.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2008.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 17th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -1.1% | — |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -702.8% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +86.8% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -71.3% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +62.4% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +94.4% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +81.9% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +45.9% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -26.3% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | +9.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 26.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 11.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 26.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.3%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +702.8% | -1.1% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | -1.1% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 4.3% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 12.3% | 32.5% | 5 |
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More development goals data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Red List Index 0.7554 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 32.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,281 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Trinidad and Tobago was 26.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2008.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 17th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 504.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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