Transport services in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Transport services was 23.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Trinidad and Tobago, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 23.3% for transport services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 55.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2022.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 131st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Transport services in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55.8% | — |
| 1976 | 54.7% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 52.0% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 48.5% | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 46.1% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 47.4% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 44.3% | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 45.6% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 40.8% | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 36.8% | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 39.1% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 36.7% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 39.1% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 52.0% | +33.0% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 54.3% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 53.3% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 55.5% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 52.7% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | -27.7% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | +38.1% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +25.3% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | -14.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 23.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 23.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.5%, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.4% | 46.1% | 55.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 42.2% | 36.7% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 42.2% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 34.4% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 20.6% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 20.2% | 27.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 128 Saint Lucia 24.0% compare
- 129 Indonesia 23.8% compare
- 130 Faroe Islands 23.8% compare
- 132 Austria 23.1% compare
- 133 Latvia 23.1% compare
- 134 Hong Kong, China 23.1% 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$), per unit of GDP 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -13.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Transport services in Trinidad and Tobago was 23.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2022.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for transport services?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.