Broad money growth (annual %) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Broad money growth (annual %) was 3.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 3.7% for broad money growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 256.0% on the previous year and up 223.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 34.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -6.9%, in 1992.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 139th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth (annual %) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.3% | — |
| 1962 | -0.0% | -100.3% |
| 1963 | 16.7% | -37616.7% |
| 1964 | -2.9% | -117.4% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | -215.2% |
| 1966 | 11.8% | +255.2% |
| 1967 | 7.0% | -41.2% |
| 1968 | 14.8% | +112.5% |
| 1969 | 14.7% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 17.7% | +20.5% |
| 1971 | 24.0% | +35.6% |
| 1972 | 19.3% | -19.6% |
| 1973 | 13.8% | -28.4% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | +119.7% |
| 1975 | 29.4% | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 34.2% | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 26.6% | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 24.6% | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 29.7% | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 12.6% | -57.5% |
| 1981 | 27.8% | +119.9% |
| 1982 | 34.6% | +24.7% |
| 1983 | 7.3% | -79.0% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | -29.4% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -76.3% |
| 1986 | -2.7% | -324.3% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -226.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -82.5% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | +949.1% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -59.5% |
| 1992 | -6.9% | -373.0% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | -320.9% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -76.2% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +485.8% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | -51.2% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -70.8% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +176.1% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -89.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -73.2% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +4827.5% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +39.0% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -41.2% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +41.6% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -94.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +2538.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -84.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +124.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -84.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +146.3% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | -112.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -425.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +145.7% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +147.1% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -76.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -26.3% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | +256.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 3.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.9%, 62% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 3.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 36% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money growth (annual %) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +37616.7% | -0.0% | 16.7% |
| 2004 | +4827.5% | 0.4% | 19.2% |
| 2012 | +2538.9% | 0.8% | 20.8% |
| 1989 | +949.1% | 0.6% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | -2.9% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.0% | 13.8% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | -2.7% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | -6.9% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 0.4% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | -0.4% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.0% | 7.1% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 118.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -0.2193 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 86.49 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 118.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.2193 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Broad money growth in Trinidad and Tobago was 3.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.9% in 1992.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for broad money growth?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 139th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.