International debt issues to GDP in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: International debt issues to GDP was 18.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International debt issues to GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, international debt issues to gdp in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 18.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international debt issues to gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 20.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1982.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
International debt issues to GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.5% | — |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -18.8% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +88.9% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | +68.4% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | +78.3% |
| 1987 | 14.6% | +50.5% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | -35.4% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -26.7% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +34.5% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -30.4% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | -23.4% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | +35.5% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +48.7% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +85.6% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +72.0% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 1.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 5.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.3% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 91,158 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.20 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 200.89 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.72 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,866 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international debt issues to gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?
- International debt issues to gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was 18.3% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1982.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for international debt issues to gdp?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international debt issues to gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of outstanding international debt issues both public and private, as a share of GDP. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Amount Outstanding): International debt securities - all issuers.