Trinidad and Tobago — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Trinidad and Tobago was -0.79% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 14.44% in 2003. The lowest was -10.30% in 1983 (about 13.1× the latest value).
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 200 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Trinidad and Tobago sits below it. It peaked in 2003 and has fallen 105% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 94%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 36 of 40 economies; Cuba (-1.06%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2380% in 2012. That is 54% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 3rd of 107 in 1961 → 83rd of 119 in 1970 → 16th of 152 in 1980 → 112th of 176 in 1990 → 36th of 199 in 2000 → 116th of 209 in 2010 → 162nd of 209 in 2020 → 180th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.79% | -3.3 pp |
| 2024 | 2.51% | +1.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.47% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 0.86% | +1.6 pp |
| 2021 | -0.72% | +8.1 pp |
| 2020 | -8.79% | -9.3 pp |
| 2019 | 0.47% | +1.4 pp |
| 2018 | -0.95% | +3.9 pp |
| 2017 | -4.87% | +2.7 pp |
| 2016 | -7.54% | -7.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.41% | -4.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 3.37% | -3.3 pp |
| 2012 | 6.71% | +7.0 pp |
| 2011 | -0.29% | -3.6 pp |
| 2010 | 3.32% | +7.7 pp |
| 2009 | -4.39% | -7.8 pp |
| 2008 | 3.39% | -1.4 pp |
| 2007 | 4.75% | -8.5 pp |
| 2006 | 13.21% | +7.0 pp |
| 2005 | 6.21% | -1.7 pp |
| 2004 | 7.95% | -6.5 pp |
| 2003 | 14.44% | +6.5 pp |
| 2002 | 7.94% | +3.8 pp |
| 2001 | 4.17% | -2.7 pp |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -1.1 pp |
| 1999 | 8.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 8.12% | +0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 7.52% | +0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 7.13% | +3.3 pp |
| 1995 | 3.81% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 3.57% | +4.2 pp |
| 1993 | -0.67% | -10.8 pp |
| 1992 | 10.09% | +7.0 pp |
| 1991 | 3.11% | +1.6 pp |
| 1990 | 1.51% | +2.3 pp |
| 1989 | -0.83% | +3.1 pp |
| 1988 | -3.92% | +0.6 pp |
| 1987 | -4.56% | -1.3 pp |
| 1986 | -3.28% | +0.8 pp |
| 1985 | -4.12% | +1.6 pp |
| 1984 | -5.75% | +4.5 pp |
| 1983 | -10.3% | -14.1 pp |
| 1982 | 3.8% | -0.8 pp |
| 1981 | 4.58% | -5.8 pp |
| 1980 | 10.39% | +6.8 pp |
| 1979 | 3.6% | -6.4 pp |
| 1978 | 10.02% | +0.9 pp |
| 1977 | 9.12% | +2.7 pp |
| 1976 | 6.41% | +4.9 pp |
| 1975 | 1.48% | -2.3 pp |
| 1974 | 3.81% | +2.2 pp |
| 1973 | 1.66% | -4.1 pp |
| 1972 | 5.78% | +4.7 pp |
| 1971 | 1.04% | -2.5 pp |
| 1970 | 3.53% | +0.8 pp |
| 1969 | 2.73% | -2.5 pp |
| 1968 | 5.22% | +3.2 pp |
| 1967 | 2.04% | -2.0 pp |
| 1966 | 4.06% | +3.4 pp |
| 1965 | 0.69% | -6.9 pp |
| 1964 | 7.63% | +2.0 pp |
| 1963 | 5.6% | +2.9 pp |
| 1962 | 2.74% | -11.3 pp |
| 1961 | 14.04% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Trinidad and Tobago’s GDP growth in 1962?
2.74% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Trinidad and Tobago’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -105.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.79%; 2024: 2.51%; 2023: 1.47%; 2022: 0.86%; 2021: -0.72%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.