Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago is 1.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.6% on the previous year and up 11,700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 10.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -5.8%, in 2016.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 125th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -74.2% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +452.0% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +92.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -80.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +267.4% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -61.9% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -54.3% |
| 2009 | -3.3% | -291.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -189.0% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -104.5% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -3769.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -71.3% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +70.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2016 | -5.8% | -58300.0% |
| 2017 | -4.6% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | -2.3% | -51.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -101.3% |
| 2020 | -4.8% | -16066.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -111.7% |
| 2022 | -1.3% | -330.4% |
| 2023 | -1.9% | +51.2% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -292.8% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -68.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 78% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 90% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -58300.0% | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | -16066.7% | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | +3769.2% | -0.1% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | -3.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -5.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -4.8% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 123 Cuba 1.2% compare
- 123 Namibia 1.2% compare
- 126 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.2% compare
- 127 Cameroon 1.2% compare
- 128 Hungary 1.1% compare
- 128 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.1% compare
- 128 United Kingdom 1.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 71.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.8% in 2016.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 125th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11,700.0%. 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 Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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