Travel services in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Travel services was 37.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel 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 exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 37.3%.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 55.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2021.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 103rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 38.3% | — |
| 1976 | 35.1% | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 38.3% | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 45.5% | +18.9% |
| 1979 | 43.0% | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 39.9% | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 45.3% | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 37.8% | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 39.7% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 32.3% | -18.4% |
| 1987 | 47.8% | +48.2% |
| 1988 | 35.3% | -26.1% |
| 1989 | 31.6% | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 29.4% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 26.1% | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 23.6% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 27.3% | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | +49.2% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 34.6% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 35.5% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +25.8% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | +45.0% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | -38.6% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -65.3% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | +210.3% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 37.3% | +6.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 37.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 37.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.9%, 68% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +210.3% | 11.8% | 36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.1% | 35.1% | 45.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 38.9% | 31.6% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 23.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 35.5% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 32.1% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 11.8% | 37.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 100 Kiribati 38.2% compare
- 101 Nepal 38.1% compare
- 102 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 38.1% compare
- 104 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.9% compare
- 105 Guatemala 36.4% compare
- 106 Brunei Darussalam 36.4% 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 travel services in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Travel services in Trinidad and Tobago was 37.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2021.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for travel services?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 103rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.