Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 97.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 97.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 99.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2017.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.3% | — |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 97.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 97.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.4% | 99.9% | 10 |
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)
- 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 electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago was 97.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2017.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.