Manufacturing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Manufacturing, value added was 7.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago, 1985–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago is 7.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 260.7% on the previous year and up 439.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 29.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -28.3%, in 1988.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 32nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -18.0% | — |
| 1986 | 14.0% | -177.8% |
| 1987 | -7.4% | -153.0% |
| 1988 | -28.3% | +280.8% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -121.5% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -67.2% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | +330.3% |
| 1992 | -0.4% | -104.5% |
| 1993 | -3.4% | +781.2% |
| 1994 | -1.7% | -51.3% |
| 1995 | 29.8% | -1897.4% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -85.3% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | +80.1% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +45.2% |
| 1999 | -7.2% | -162.6% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -184.0% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +61.9% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -61.1% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +220.1% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +66.2% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +51.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -74.9% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -54.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -20.4% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -121.3% |
| 2012 | -3.7% | +1057.8% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -98.9% |
| 2014 | -2.2% | +5563.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -181.5% |
| 2016 | -3.3% | -278.7% |
| 2017 | -2.2% | -31.9% |
| 2018 | -0.9% | -58.2% |
| 2019 | -2.8% | +198.6% |
| 2020 | -11.8% | +323.1% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | -99.3% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -5883.0% |
| 2023 | -4.8% | -198.3% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -260.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -6.7% | -28.3% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | -7.2% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 1.9% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -3.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -11.8% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 29 Azerbaijan 7.9% compare
- 30 Mali 7.8% compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 7.7% compare
- 33 Gambia 7.4% compare
- 34 Zambia 7.1% compare
- 35 Isle of Man 6.7% compare
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- 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 manufacturing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Manufacturing, value added in Trinidad and Tobago was 7.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.3% in 1988.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 32nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 439.9%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.