Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 81.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Trinidad and Tobago is 81.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 81.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2005.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.5% | — |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +37.4% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 31.5% | 41.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 39.2% | 81.0% | 10 |
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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)
- Food exports 8.2% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Trinidad and Tobago was 81.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.