Food exports in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Food exports was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Trinidad and Tobago, 1968–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 8.2% for food exports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 201.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 11.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2008.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 142nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Food exports in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8.6% | — |
| 1969 | 8.7% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 8.9% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 8.0% | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 7.0% | -22.5% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | -41.2% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | +55.7% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -39.6% |
| 1977 | 3.5% | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | -33.6% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | +98.2% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | +30.3% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +24.0% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -31.9% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -36.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +63.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +27.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -37.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +45.7% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +31.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +50.7% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +43.3% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +67.6% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | +14.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 8.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 71% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 8.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 25% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 3.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 4.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 5.9% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 4.3% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More private sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Merchandise trade 48.6% (2025)
- Food imports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,983 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -13.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,238 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Food exports in Trinidad and Tobago was 8.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2008.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for food exports?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 142nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.