Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 16,149 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Trinidad and Tobago, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Trinidad and Tobago is 16,149, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 16,743 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5,819, in 1963.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 5,819 | — |
| 1964 | 6,189 | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 6,169 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 6,368 | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 6,455 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 6,752 | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 6,889 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 7,071 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 7,067 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 7,380 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 7,396 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 7,567 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 7,569 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7,943 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 8,550 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 9,278 | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 9,476 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 9,236 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 9,475 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 9,677 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 8,542 | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 7,932 | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 7,506 | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 7,179 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 6,787 | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 6,469 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 6,370 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 6,422 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6,551 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 6,404 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 6,276 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 6,469 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 6,699 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 7,152 | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 7,688 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 8,300 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 8,950 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 9,602 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 9,968 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 10,713 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 12,201 | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 13,105 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 13,850 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 15,604 | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 16,270 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 16,743 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 15,932 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 15,840 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15,762 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 15,896 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 16,093 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 16,149 | +0.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 16,149 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24,479, 66% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 16,149 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,291, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,377 | 5,819 | 6,889 | 7 |
| 1970s | 7,930 | 7,067 | 9,476 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,917 | 6,370 | 9,677 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,091 | 6,276 | 8,950 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,399 | 9,602 | 16,743 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,948 | 15,762 | 16,149 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Trinidad and Tobago was 16,149 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 16,743 in 2008.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,819 in 1963.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.