Share of services in total exports in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of services in total exports was 11.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of services in total exports in Trinidad and Tobago, 1975–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of goods and services exports.
Analysis
In 2025, share of services in total exports in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 11.1%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of services in total exports in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 22.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2021.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 160th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Share of services in total exports in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of goods and services exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.9% | — |
| 1976 | 17.1% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 16.9% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 14.9% | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | -12.3% |
| 1981 | 13.3% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +27.2% |
| 1983 | 10.4% | -38.8% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | -21.7% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 15.3% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 18.6% | +29.5% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -21.1% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | +33.8% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | -21.0% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | -36.7% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -28.5% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -33.5% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +60.1% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +98.0% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 14.9% | 17.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 10.4% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 12.2% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 4.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 4.0% | 11.2% | 6 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -11.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 3,974 current US$ per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of services in total exports in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of services in total exports in Trinidad and Tobago was 11.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of services in total exports recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of services in total exports recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2021.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of services in total exports?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 160th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of services in total exports rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of services in total exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. The share of services in total exports comes from comparing trade in goods and services at current US dollars.