GDP per capita growth in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: GDP per capita growth was -0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita 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 per capita growth in Trinidad and Tobago is -0.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 130.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 13.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -11.3%, in 1983.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.6% | — |
| 1962 | 0.8% | -93.5% |
| 1963 | 3.6% | +385.0% |
| 1964 | 5.7% | +56.9% |
| 1965 | -1.0% | -117.2% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | -349.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -75.4% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | +536.9% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | -60.9% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | +60.1% |
| 1971 | -0.1% | -103.3% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | -5737.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -91.6% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | +567.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -89.9% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | +1918.5% |
| 1977 | 7.8% | +51.9% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -73.7% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | +297.3% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -62.9% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -21.0% |
| 1983 | -11.3% | -526.7% |
| 1984 | -6.8% | -40.1% |
| 1985 | -5.3% | -21.8% |
| 1986 | -4.5% | -13.9% |
| 1987 | -5.7% | +24.9% |
| 1988 | -4.9% | -13.5% |
| 1989 | -1.8% | -64.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -137.1% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +254.0% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +303.3% |
| 1993 | -1.4% | -114.6% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -317.2% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +104.1% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -42.8% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +99.7% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +87.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -46.5% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -66.4% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -31.6% |
| 2009 | -4.5% | -251.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -160.6% |
| 2011 | -1.1% | -139.2% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -674.6% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -51.9% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | -0.7% | -122.0% |
| 2016 | -7.8% | +978.8% |
| 2017 | -5.1% | -35.3% |
| 2018 | -1.1% | -77.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -110.1% |
| 2020 | -9.0% | -7917.2% |
| 2021 | -0.8% | -91.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -227.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +35.3% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +82.7% |
| 2025 | -0.7% | -130.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | -1.0% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | -0.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.5% | -11.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | -1.4% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | -4.5% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -7.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -9.0% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 188 Somalia -0.4% compare
- 189 Malawi -0.7% compare
- 190 Cuba -0.7% compare
- 192 United Arab Emirates -0.8% compare
- 193 Saint Lucia -0.8% compare
- 194 Luxembourg -0.8% 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)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1899 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,476 current US$ per person (2023)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 23,464 current LCU per person (2023)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1899 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,476 current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Gdp per capita growth in Trinidad and Tobago was -0.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.3% in 1983.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.