Gross National Income — Value US$, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Gross National Income — Value US$, annual growth rate was -9.8 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value US$, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded -9.8 % change on previous year for gross national income — value us$, annual growth rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 175.6% on the previous year and down 214.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 44.37 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -35.36 % change on previous year, in 1986.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 220th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value US$, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.63 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 22.04 % change on previous year | +128.8% |
| 1973 | 20.14 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 44.37 % change on previous year | +120.4% |
| 1975 | 34.29 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 1976 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1977 | 23.14 % change on previous year | +1573.5% |
| 1978 | 18.31 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 1979 | 24.78 % change on previous year | +35.3% |
| 1980 | 36.18 % change on previous year | +46.0% |
| 1981 | 16.35 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 1982 | 18.74 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
| 1983 | -6.81 % change on previous year | -136.3% |
| 1984 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 1985 | -5.55 % change on previous year | +129.1% |
| 1986 | -35.36 % change on previous year | +537.5% |
| 1987 | -0.4894 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 1988 | -7.26 % change on previous year | +1384.0% |
| 1989 | -6.03 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 18.47 % change on previous year | -406.5% |
| 1991 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 1992 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 1993 | -15.13 % change on previous year | -685.3% |
| 1994 | 6.58 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 1995 | 7.32 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 8.23 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -76.3% |
| 1998 | 6.74 % change on previous year | +245.9% |
| 1999 | 12.45 % change on previous year | +84.6% |
| 2000 | 17.45 % change on previous year | +40.1% |
| 2001 | 10.18 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 2002 | 3 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 2003 | 24.66 % change on previous year | +722.1% |
| 2004 | 21.31 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 18.26 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 14.59 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 18.49 % change on previous year | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 30.41 % change on previous year | +64.5% |
| 2009 | -32.48 % change on previous year | -206.8% |
| 2010 | 15.98 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 2011 | 7.52 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 2012 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 2013 | 8.59 % change on previous year | +150.0% |
| 2014 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 2015 | -4.18 % change on previous year | -248.1% |
| 2016 | -12.79 % change on previous year | +205.8% |
| 2017 | 3 % change on previous year | -123.4% |
| 2018 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -196.1% |
| 2019 | -0.9587 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 2020 | -13.31 % change on previous year | +1288.5% |
| 2021 | 20.88 % change on previous year | -256.9% |
| 2022 | 12.96 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 2023 | -9.8 % change on previous year | -175.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's -9.8 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.84 % change on previous year. (73 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's -9.8 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.77 % change on previous year. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value US$, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +1573.5% | 1.38 % change on previous year | 23.14 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -1384.0% | -0.4894 % change on previous year | -7.26 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1288.5% | -0.9587 % change on previous year | -13.31 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +722.1% | 3 % change on previous year | 24.66 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.01 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | 44.37 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7348 % change on previous year | -35.36 % change on previous year | 36.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.34 % change on previous year | -15.13 % change on previous year | 18.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.59 % change on previous year | -32.48 % change on previous year | 30.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 % change on previous year | -12.79 % change on previous year | 15.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 % change on previous year | -13.31 % change on previous year | 20.88 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 217 Brunei -9.31 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Brunei Darussalam -9.31 % change on previous year compare
- 219 Burundi -9.78 % change on previous year compare
- 221 Sierra Leone -9.93 % change on previous year compare
- 222 Kuwait -11 % change on previous year compare
- 223 Equatorial Guinea -11.02 % change on previous year 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -390.11 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -285.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -794.39 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -75.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -580.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -10.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income — value us$, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Gross national income — value us$, annual growth rate in Trinidad and Tobago was -9.8 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 44.37 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.36 % change on previous year in 1986.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for gross national income — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 220th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 214.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross National Income — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross National Income — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross National Income — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.