Domestic credit to private sector in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Domestic credit to private sector was 50.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector in Trinidad and Tobago is 50.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 50.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1961.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.5% | — |
| 1961 | 7.9% | -6.4% |
| 1962 | 8.8% | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 8.2% | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 9.6% | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 11.4% | +18.5% |
| 1966 | 12.8% | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 13.9% | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 13.4% | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 17.4% | +30.5% |
| 1970 | 20.1% | +15.3% |
| 1971 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 24.2% | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 22.8% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 15.9% | -30.5% |
| 1975 | 16.8% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 20.5% | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 23.4% | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 27.4% | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 22.1% | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 24.2% | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 30.4% | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 32.6% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 34.3% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 35.5% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 34.1% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 33.6% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 33.7% | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 32.0% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 33.1% | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +48.6% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +22.6% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 50.4% | +4.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 50.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 77% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 50.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.9%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 7.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.6% | 15.9% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 22.1% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 26.0% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 26.7% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 26.6% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 37.1% | 50.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 74 Bolivia 51.8% compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 51.7% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 51.0% compare
- 78 Saudi Arabia 50.1% compare
- 79 Greece 48.5% compare
- 80 Vanuatu 48.5% compare
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 domestic credit to private sector in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Trinidad and Tobago was 50.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1961.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.