Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Trinidad and Tobago: the economy in numbers
Per person: $18,967, or $37,121 at purchasing power parity. Population: 1.37 million (2025).
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #122 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +0.2%.
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $5.84 billion in 1960, $25.9 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $6,907 per person in 1960, $18,967 in 2025.
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: −1.9% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 17 of 65.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose 3.24 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 22.0% in 1974.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1988: 84.0% of GDP in 2025. IMF forecast for 2031: 80.5%.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2001 listed domestic companies were worth $3.89 billion, or 44.1% of GDP.
Population
1960: 844,943 · 2025: 1.37 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 18.5% · 2025: 3.3%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 62.5 years · 2024: 73.6 years.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 1.9%f | 2.0%f | 80.5%f | |||||||
| 2030 | 2.0%f | 2.0%f | 80.0%f | |||||||
| 2029 | 2.8%f | 2.0%f | 80.4%f | |||||||
| 2028 | 3.1%f | 1.9%f | 81.6%f | |||||||
| 2027 | 2.2%f | 1.5%f | 83.1%f | |||||||
| 2026 | 0.2%f | 0.8%f | 84.6%f | |||||||
| 2025 | $25.9B | $18,967 | $37,121 | −0.8% | 1.0% | 84.0% | 1.37M | 3.3% | ||
| 2024 | $25.6B | $18,733 | $36,381 | 2.5% | 0.5% | 81.0% | 1.37M | 3.3% | 73.6 | |
| 2023 | $25B | $18,308 | $34,652 | 1.5% | 4.6% | 77.9% | 1.37M | 3.4% | 73.5 | |
| 2022 | $28.3B | $20,751 | $32,974 | 0.9% | 5.8% | 70.0% | 1.37M | 4.4% | 73.3 | |
| 2021 | $24.2B | $17,713 | $30,482 | −0.7% | 2.1% | 80.3% | 1.37M | 4.4% | 71.1 | |
| 2020 | $20.9B | $15,284 | $26,731 | −8.8% | 0.6% | 81.6% | 1.37M | 4.2% | 72.6 | |
| 2019 | $23.5B | $17,213 | $29,316 | 0.5% | 1.0% | 62.9% | 1.36M | 3.5% | 72.8 | |
| 2018 | $23.9B | $17,571 | $28,673 | −0.9% | 1.0% | 58.1% | 1.36M | 3.5% | 72.7 | |
| 2017 | $23.8B | $17,566 | $28,484 | −4.9% | 1.9% | 57.2% | 1.36M | 3.4% | 73.0 | |
| 2016 | $23.6B | $17,449 | $28,232 | −7.5% | 3.1% | 53.3% | 1.35M | 3.2% | 72.9 | |
| 2015 | $26.8B | $19,887 | $29,825 | −0.4% | 4.7% | 43.2% | 1.35M | 2.4% | 72.9 | |
| 2014 | $29.5B | $21,908 | $32,027 | 3.7% | 5.7% | 37.1% | 1.35M | 2.5% | 72.9 | |
| 2013 | $28.6B | $21,305 | $31,746 | 3.4% | 5.2% | 32.9% | 1.34M | 2.7% | 72.8 | |
| 2012 | $27.1B | $20,332 | $31,883 | 6.7% | 9.3% | 32.9% | 1.34M | 3.7% | 72.5 | |
| 2011 | $25.4B | $19,151 | $31,078 | −0.3% | 5.1% | 39.2% | 1.33M | 3.4% | 72.2 | |
| 2010 | $22.2B | $16,815 | $30,778 | 3.3% | 10.5% | 28.9% | 1.32M | 4.0% | 71.8 | |
| 2009 | $19.2B | $14,634 | $29,602 | −4.4% | 7.0% | 34.2% | 1.31M | 5.3% | 71.4 | |
| 2008 | $27.9B | $21,299 | $30,807 | 3.4% | 12.0% | 24.6% | 1.31M | 4.6% | 71.1 | |
| 2007 | $21.6B | $16,607 | $29,355 | 4.8% | 7.9% | 29.4% | 1.3M | 5.5% | 70.8 | |
| 2006 | $18.4B | $14,153 | $27,393 | 13.2% | 8.3% | 32.7% | 1.3M | 6.3% | 70.4 | |
| 2005 | $16B | $12,346 | $23,536 | 6.2% | 6.9% | 36.6% | 1.29M | 8.0% | 70.2 | |
| 2004 | $13.3B | $9,871 | $20,674 | 8.0% | 3.7% | 43.3% | 1.35M | 8.3% | 69.9 | |
| 2003 | $11.3B | $8,445 | $18,743 | 14.4% | 3.8% | 52.4% | 1.34M | 10.5% | 69.5 | |
| 2002 | $9.01B | $6,763 | $16,141 | 7.9% | 4.2% | 58.2% | 1.33M | 10.4% | 69.2 | |
| 2001 | $8.82B | $6,657 | $14,797 | 4.2% | 5.5% | 54.2% | 1.33M | 10.9% | 44.1% | 68.9 |
| 2000 | $8.15B | $6,179 | $13,953 | 6.9% | 3.6% | 52.3% | 1.32M | 12.1% | 41.9% | 68.6 |
| 1999 | $6.81B | $5,179 | $12,812 | 8.0% | 3.4% | 55.2% | 1.31M | 13.1% | 68.5 | |
| 1998 | $6.04B | $4,613 | $11,735 | 8.1% | 5.6% | 47.4% | 1.31M | 14.2% | 68.3 | |
| 1997 | $5.74B | $4,394 | $10,769 | 7.5% | 3.6% | 51.3% | 1.31M | 15.0% | 68.1 | |
| 1996 | $5.76B | $4,427 | $9,883 | 7.1% | 3.4% | 51.9% | 1.3M | 16.2% | 68.0 | |
| 1995 | $5.33B | $4,115 | $9,099 | 3.8% | 5.2% | 57.3% | 1.3M | 17.2% | 68.0 | |
| 1994 | $4.95B | $3,840 | $8,631 | 3.6% | 8.8% | 64.8% | 1.29M | 18.4% | 67.8 | |
| 1993 | $4.67B | $3,647 | $8,209 | −0.7% | 10.8% | 59.6% | 1.28M | 19.8% | 67.8 | |
| 1992 | $5.44B | $4,277 | $8,129 | 10.1% | 6.4% | 49.5% | 1.27M | 19.7% | 67.8 | |
| 1991 | $5.31B | $4,205 | $7,274 | 3.1% | 3.8% | 50.0% | 1.26M | 18.5% | 67.8 | |
| 1990 | $5.07B | $4,047 | $6,878 | 1.5% | 11.1% | 49.5% | 1.25M | 67.6 | ||
| 1989 | $4.32B | $3,482 | −0.8% | 11.4% | 51.9% | 1.24M | 67.5 | |||
| 1988 | $4.5B | $3,656 | −3.9% | 7.8% | 65.3% | 1.23M | 67.4 | |||
| 1987 | $4.8B | $3,941 | −4.6% | 10.8% | 1.22M | 67.1 | ||||
| 1986 | $4.79B | $3,985 | −3.3% | 7.7% | 1.2M | 66.9 | ||||
| 1985 | $7.38B | $6,212 | −4.1% | 7.6% | 1.19M | 66.7 | ||||
| 1984 | $7.76B | $6,613 | −5.8% | 13.3% | 1.17M | 66.6 | ||||
| 1983 | $7.76B | $6,690 | −10.3% | 15.2% | 1.16M | 66.4 | ||||
| 1982 | $8.14B | $7,091 | 3.8% | 11.6% | 1.15M | 66.4 | ||||
| 1981 | $6.99B | $6,160 | 4.6% | 14.3% | 1.14M | 66.5 | ||||
| 1980 | $6.24B | $5,559 | 10.4% | 17.5% | 1.12M | 66.5 | ||||
| 1979 | $4.6B | $4,155 | 3.6% | 14.7% | 1.11M | 66.4 | ||||
| 1978 | $3.56B | $3,258 | 10.0% | 10.3% | 1.09M | 66.2 | ||||
| 1977 | $3.14B | $2,907 | 9.1% | 11.7% | 1.08M | 66.2 | ||||
| 1976 | $2.5B | $2,345 | 6.4% | 10.7% | 1.07M | 66.0 | ||||
| 1975 | $2.44B | $2,319 | 1.5% | 17.0% | 1.05M | 65.6 | ||||
| 1974 | $2.04B | $1,962 | 3.8% | 22.0% | 1.04M | 65.5 | ||||
| 1973 | $1.31B | $1,273 | 1.7% | 14.8% | 1.03M | 65.4 | ||||
| 1972 | $1.08B | $1,067 | 5.8% | 9.3% | 1.01M | 65.2 | ||||
| 1971 | $897M | $894 | 1.0% | 3.5% | 1.0M | 64.9 | ||||
| 1970 | $822M | $829 | 3.5% | 2.5% | 991K | 64.9 | ||||
| 1969 | $779M | $795 | 2.7% | 2.4% | 981K | 64.8 | ||||
| 1968 | $759M | $783 | 5.2% | 8.2% | 969K | 64.6 | ||||
| 1967 | $762M | $797 | 2.0% | 2.1% | 956K | 64.5 | ||||
| 1966 | $724M | $768 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 943K | 64.3 | ||||
| 1965 | $737M | $793 | 0.7% | 1.8% | 928K | 64.2 | ||||
| 1964 | $712M | $780 | 7.6% | 0.9% | 913K | 64.0 | ||||
| 1963 | $678M | $756 | 5.6% | 3.8% | 897K | 63.6 | ||||
| 1962 | $619M | $704 | 2.7% | 3.0% | 880K | 63.4 | ||||
| 1961 | $585M | $678 | 14.0% | 1.5% | 863K | 63.0 | ||||
| 1960 | $536M | $634 | 2.1% | 845K | 62.5 |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.
Nearby economies in Latin America & Caribbean
Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curaçao · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Puerto Rico · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Martin (French part) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Sint Maarten · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Turks and Caicos Islands · U.S. Virgin Islands · Uruguay · Venezuela
Rankings
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Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
- Fiscal year: the IMF reports this economy by fiscal year (latest actual: FY2024/25), so IMF numbers can differ from calendar-year World Bank figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)