Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.9971 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 79th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.5915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5571 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5731 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5865 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9971 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +86.7% |
| 1975 | 0.725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8855 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5727 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5671 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3774 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.29 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2891 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3776 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.3% |
| 2001 | 0.485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7706 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 0.619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 0.493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3668 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2642 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9971 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7706 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 76 Croatia 0.2702 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Angola 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Finland 0.2651 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Portugal 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Botswana 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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$), annual growth rate -13.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,238 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9971 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 79th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.