Trinidad and Tobago — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Trinidad and Tobago was 3.33% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 19.81% in 1993. The lowest was 2.43% in 2015 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.92% per year.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 134 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 72%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 5.99%, so Trinidad and Tobago sits below it. It peaked in 1993 and has fallen 83% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 37%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 24 of 31 economies; Ecuador (3.31%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 32% in 2016. That is 6% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 15th of 187 in 1991 → 46th of 187 in 2000 → 141st of 187 in 2010 → 141st of 187 in 2020 → 129th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 3.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 3.36% | -1.0 pp |
| 2022 | 4.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 4.45% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 4.21% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 3.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.39% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 3.21% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 2.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 2.68% | -1.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.72% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 3.43% | -0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 4.03% | -1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 5.28% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 4.63% | -0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 5.54% | -0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 6.27% | -1.7 pp |
| 2005 | 7.95% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 8.33% | -2.2 pp |
| 2003 | 10.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 10.39% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 10.88% | -1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -1.0 pp |
| 1999 | 13.12% | -1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 14.21% | -0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 15.01% | -1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 16.25% | -1.0 pp |
| 1995 | 17.22% | -1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 18.44% | -1.4 pp |
| 1993 | 19.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 19.66% | +1.1 pp |
| 1991 | 18.52% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Trinidad and Tobago’s Unemployment in 1992?
19.66% (1992). 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 % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Trinidad and Tobago’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -82.0% in total — about 4.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. 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: 3.33%; 2024: 3.32%; 2023: 3.36%; 2022: 4.38%; 2021: 4.45%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. 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.