GDP growth in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: GDP growth was -0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Trinidad and Tobago is -0.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 131.4% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 14.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -10.3%, in 1983.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 202nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.0% | — |
| 1962 | 2.7% | -80.5% |
| 1963 | 5.6% | +104.4% |
| 1964 | 7.6% | +36.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | -90.9% |
| 1966 | 4.1% | +484.7% |
| 1967 | 2.0% | -49.7% |
| 1968 | 5.2% | +155.3% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | -47.6% |
| 1970 | 3.5% | +29.4% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -70.6% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | +455.6% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -71.3% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | +129.9% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | -61.2% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | +333.4% |
| 1977 | 9.1% | +42.4% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | -64.1% |
| 1980 | 10.4% | +188.7% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | -55.9% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | -17.0% |
| 1983 | -10.3% | -371.1% |
| 1984 | -5.8% | -44.2% |
| 1985 | -4.1% | -28.4% |
| 1986 | -3.3% | -20.4% |
| 1987 | -4.6% | +39.1% |
| 1988 | -3.9% | -14.1% |
| 1989 | -0.8% | -78.8% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -281.8% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +106.2% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +224.3% |
| 1993 | -0.7% | -106.6% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -633.1% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +87.3% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -39.6% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +90.4% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +82.0% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -44.9% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -21.9% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +112.7% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -64.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -28.7% |
| 2009 | -4.4% | -229.5% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -175.7% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -108.9% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -2379.8% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -49.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | -111.1% |
| 2016 | -7.5% | +1755.0% |
| 2017 | -4.9% | -35.3% |
| 2018 | -0.9% | -80.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -149.5% |
| 2020 | -8.8% | -1979.0% |
| 2021 | -0.7% | -91.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -220.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +70.3% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +71.1% |
| 2025 | -0.8% | -131.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 0.7% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 1.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.4% | -10.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | -0.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | -4.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -7.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9% | -8.8% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 199 Mozambique -0.5% compare
- 200 Saint Lucia -0.6% compare
- 201 Botswana -0.7% compare
- 203 Cuba -1.1% compare
- 204 Liechtenstein -1.2% compare
- 205 United States Virgin Islands -1.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0525 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 983.34 current LCU per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0047 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 87.84 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) -5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.0265 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Gdp growth in Trinidad and Tobago was -0.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.3% in 1983.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for gdp growth?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.