Liquid liabilities to GDP in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 83.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 83.2%. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 83.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1965.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.1% | — |
| 1961 | 23.7% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 22.3% | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 23.5% | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 21.7% | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 21.6% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 24.5% | +13.4% |
| 1967 | 24.4% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 24.4% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 27.2% | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 30.7% | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 35.0% | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 35.6% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 32.9% | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 26.2% | -20.2% |
| 1975 | 28.7% | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 33.4% | +16.6% |
| 1977 | 34.5% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 38.8% | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 38.4% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 32.7% | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 37.9% | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 44.5% | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 51.3% | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 56.5% | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 59.8% | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 58.8% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 60.5% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 60.3% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 54.6% | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 53.5% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 53.2% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 51.7% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 57.4% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +71.5% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.7% | 21.6% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.4% | 26.2% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 32.7% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 50.0% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 39.1% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 47.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 81.9% | 83.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -23.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -13.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1086 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,061 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -10.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,721 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,868 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was 83.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1965.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. 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 (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.