What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?

The highest recorded value was 0.1657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.

What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.

How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?

Over the last ten years it is up 183.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago

Name: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Trinidad and Tobago: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 42.5%

World rank

53rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.1657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

All-time low

0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2017

Years of data

1975–2025

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1975–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.0822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is up 42.5% on the previous year and up 183.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.1657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 53rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1975 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1975	0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1976	0.0655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.2%
1977	0.0839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.1%
1978	0.0551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.3%
1979	0.0885 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+60.7%
1980	0.0863 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1981	0.0777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1982	0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-55.4%
1983	0.0473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.7%
1984	0.0601 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.0%
1985	0.0739 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.0%
1986	0.0641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1987	0.0608 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1988	0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.9%
1989	0.0949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.4%
1990	0.0861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1991	0.0924 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1992	0.0879 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1993	0.0784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1994	0.0947 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.9%
1995	0.0876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1996	0.096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1997	0.0776 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1998	0.0671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
1999	0.0688 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2000	0.087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.5%
2001	0.0734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2002	0.0603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
2003	0.0671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
2004	0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-48.0%
2005	0.0549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.2%
2006	0.0663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.9%
2007	0.0571 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
2008	0.0552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2009	0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.3%
2010	0.0622 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2011	0.1228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+97.3%
2012	0.103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
2013	0.0684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.6%
2014	0.0701 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2015	0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-58.7%
2016	0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.5%
2017	0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-56.5%
2018	0.0529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+232.0%
2019	0.0522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2020	0.0755 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.6%
2021	0.0437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-42.1%
2022	0.1657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+279.3%
2023	0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-81.5%
2024	0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+88.4%
2025	0.0822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.5%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP 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
2022	+279.3%	0.0437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2018	+232.0%	0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0688 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0885 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1980s	0.0671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0613 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

50 Bulgaria 0.0849 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
51 Canada 0.0847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
52 Estonia 0.0846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
54 El Salvador 0.0821 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
55 Malaysia 0.0812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
56 Grenada 0.0808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?: Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?: The highest recorded value was 0.1657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Trinidad and Tobago ranks 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?: Over the last ten years it is up 183.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.