Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 58.3% on the previous year and up 337.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1977.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 79th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | SDR per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP | +68.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 SDR per US$ of GDP | +131.4% |
| 1980 | 0.004 SDR per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 SDR per US$ of GDP | -34.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 SDR per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 SDR per US$ of GDP | +65.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 SDR per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 SDR per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0038 SDR per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 SDR per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 SDR per US$ of GDP | +41.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 SDR per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 SDR per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 SDR per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 SDR per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 SDR per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP | +79.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 SDR per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 SDR per US$ of GDP | +34.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 SDR per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 SDR per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0049 SDR per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP | +58.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0141 SDR per US$ of GDP, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +131.4% | 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 SDR per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0026 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 SDR per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.004 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 76 Zimbabwe 0.0082 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0079 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Brazil 0.0078 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Nigeria 0.0076 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0075 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Mexico 0.0067 SDR per US$ of GDP 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 gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 79th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 337.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Gold reserves at market value International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.