Trinidad and Tobago's net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) was −US$2.13 million in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 79.92% from −US$10.6 million in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$2.13 million | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | −US$3.52 million | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$10.6 million | 2006 |
| Highest | US$20.77 million | 1993 |
| Lowest | −US$15.24 million | 2004 |
| Average since 2007 | −US$4.31 million | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | US$2.08 million |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Trinidad and Tobago's net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) did not change US$0 on 2015 (from −US$2.13 million to −US$2.13 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +US$72,400 and a typical year strayed about US$8.52 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$22.43 million in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was US$20.64 million in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$767,364 a year. A straight line explains 47% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2016, Trinidad and Tobago had the 15th highest value of the 18 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | −US$2.13 million | 2016 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$2.94 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Trinidad and Tobago in the 2016 ranking
- Dominica — 12th of 18: −US$31,000
- Slovak Republic — 13th of 18: −US$279,000
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 14th of 18: −US$1.32 million
- Barbados — 16th of 18: −US$2.52 million
- Poland — 17th of 18: −US$58.8 million
- Latvia — 18th of 18: −US$88.67 million
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IBRD is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the founding and largest member of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 47 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | -2,129,000 |
| 2015 | -2,129,000 |
| 2014 | -2,665,000 |
| 2013 | -3,278,000 |
| 2012 | -3,278,000 |
| 2011 | -3,521,000 |
| 2010 | 238,000 |
| 2009 | -7,673,000 |
| 2008 | -11,124,000 |
| 2007 | -7,564,000 |
| 2006 |
Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Argentina — US$859.15 million (2024)
- Barbados — −US$2.52 million (2016)
- Belize — US$4.13 million (2024)
- Bolivia — US$115.71 million (2024)
- Brazil — −US$447.42 million (2024)
- Chile — US$85.33 million (2016)
- Colombia — US$648.74 million (2024)
- Dominica — −US$31,000 (2016)
- Dominican Republic — US$401.61 million (2024)
- Ecuador — US$1.05 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$5.37 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$5.1 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$25.94 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 175.08 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$22.15 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 153.7 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$18,967 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 128,006 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$16,191 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Trinidad and Tobago's net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$2.13 million in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 202.16% from US$2.08 million in 1970. The highest value was US$20.77 million in 1993 and the lowest −US$15.24 million in 2004.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank?
- 15th highest of 18 economies with data for 2016.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) unusual for Trinidad and Tobago?
- In 2016, Trinidad and Tobago's net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) did not change US$0 on 2015 (from −US$2.13 million to −US$2.13 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +US$72,400 and a typical year strayed about US$8.52 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.MIBR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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