Machinery and transport equipment in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Machinery and transport equipment was 0.3% in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Machinery and transport equipment in Trinidad and Tobago, 1966–2006
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for machinery and transport equipment in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.3%, measured in 2006.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 11.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 140th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Machinery and transport equipment in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 3.8% | — |
| 1967 | 5.3% | +37.7% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 6.0% | +32.9% |
| 1970 | 6.3% | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 7.7% | +21.0% |
| 1972 | 8.6% | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | -16.0% |
| 1975 | 8.4% | +19.9% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 8.7% | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 8.9% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 8.6% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +31.3% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | -36.2% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | -29.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -69.3% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -35.1% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +91.4% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +38.1% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -41.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -63.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +72.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -90.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +558.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -28.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.0%, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +558.7% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 4 |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 6.3% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 1.5% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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 machinery and transport equipment in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.3% in 2006, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 140th out of 149 countries with data for 2006.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).