Merchandise trade in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Merchandise trade was 48.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 48.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 19.9% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 190.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2025.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 112th of 204 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 trade in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 108.5% | — |
| 1961 | 117.4% | +8.3% |
| 1962 | 112.7% | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 110.7% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 117.2% | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 118.7% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 122.0% | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 112.3% | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 117.5% | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 122.8% | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 124.8% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 133.0% | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 122.2% | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 114.3% | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 190.1% | +66.3% |
| 1975 | 132.6% | -30.2% |
| 1976 | 168.9% | +27.4% |
| 1977 | 127.4% | -24.6% |
| 1978 | 112.5% | -11.7% |
| 1979 | 102.4% | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 116.3% | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 98.5% | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 83.2% | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 63.6% | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 52.8% | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 49.8% | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 57.1% | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 55.9% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 56.5% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 60.6% | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 68.8% | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | -25.3% |
| 1993 | 66.9% | +30.2% |
| 1994 | 60.7% | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 78.2% | +28.9% |
| 1996 | 80.7% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 96.4% | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 87.0% | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 88.9% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 112.4% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 101.3% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 109.9% | +35.3% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | -10.7% |
| 2025 | 48.6% | -19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.0% | 108.5% | 122.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 132.8% | 102.4% | 190.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.8% | 49.8% | 116.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 51.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 80.2% | 112.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 57.6% | 109.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 48.6% | 68.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More private sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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$), annual growth rate -13.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,238 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Merchandise trade in Trinidad and Tobago was 48.6% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 190.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2025.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for merchandise trade?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 112th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.