Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 71.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 71.5% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 98.2% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 2018.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.1% | — |
| 1961 | 96.0% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 95.1% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 96.1% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 97.3% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 98.2% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 97.1% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 95.5% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 94.2% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 90.7% | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 90.1% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 91.4% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 93.5% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 90.8% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 92.0% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 90.9% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 89.3% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 87.7% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 86.0% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 81.7% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 88.3% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 90.9% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 87.9% | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 85.4% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 84.3% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 81.4% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 78.9% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 77.2% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 74.9% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 70.7% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 71.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 66.7% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 70.3% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 72.6% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +35.6% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | -7.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 71.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 89% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 71.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +35.6% | 54.9% | 74.4% |
| 2018 | -26.1% | 74.3% | 54.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.1% | 94.2% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.5% | 89.3% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.8% | 81.7% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 66.7% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 72.3% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 54.9% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 71.5% | 77.4% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Trinidad and Tobago was 71.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 1965.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 2018.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.