Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 69.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Trinidad and Tobago, 1968–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Trinidad and Tobago is 69.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 76.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1974.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 32.9% | — |
| 1969 | 32.8% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 33.9% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 38.5% | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 40.3% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 35.5% | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 19.4% | -45.3% |
| 1975 | 38.1% | +95.9% |
| 1976 | 33.8% | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 40.3% | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 46.2% | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 55.7% | +20.5% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 47.6% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 59.6% | +25.3% |
| 1983 | 74.6% | +25.1% |
| 1984 | 71.2% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 68.8% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 74.8% | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 68.2% | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 63.5% | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 61.9% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 71.5% | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 76.1% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | -18.7% |
| 1997 | 72.5% | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 44.7% | -35.7% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | +38.4% |
| 2025 | 69.0% | +11.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 69.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.4%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 69.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.2%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +95.9% | 19.4% | 38.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.9% | 32.8% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 38.2% | 19.4% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 47.6% | 74.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 61.9% | 76.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 50.3% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 36.8% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 44.7% | 70.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More private sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Merchandise trade 48.6% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 5.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 6.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.25 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Manufactures imports in Trinidad and Tobago was 69.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1974.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for manufactures imports?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.