International tourism, receipts in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: International tourism, receipts was 151.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Trinidad and Tobago, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Trinidad and Tobago is 151.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.6% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 875.00 million current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 151.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 146th out of 195 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 232.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 262.00 million current US$ | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 344.00 million current US$ | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 356.00 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 365.00 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 371.00 million current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 361.00 million current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 402.00 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 437.00 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 568.00 million current US$ | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 593.00 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 517.00 million current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 621.00 million current US$ | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 557.00 million current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 548.00 million current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 630.00 million current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 650.00 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 852.00 million current US$ | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 856.00 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 875.00 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 809.00 million current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 708.00 million current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 717.00 million current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 541.00 million current US$ | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 481.00 million current US$ | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 151.00 million current US$ | -68.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 311.80 million current US$ | 232.00 million current US$ | 365.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 497.50 million current US$ | 361.00 million current US$ | 621.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 711.90 million current US$ | 481.00 million current US$ | 875.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.00 million current US$ | 151.00 million current US$ | 151.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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- 143 Libya 170.00 million current US$ compare
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- 145 Namibia 155.00 million current US$ compare
- 147 Niger 130.00 million current US$ compare
- 148 Nicaragua 128.00 million current US$ compare
- 149 Liberia 123.00 million current US$ compare
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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$), annual growth rate -13.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Trinidad and Tobago?
- International tourism, receipts in Trinidad and Tobago was 151.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 875.00 million current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 151.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 146th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.