Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 50.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monetary sector 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector 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 71st 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.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % 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% |
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
- 68 Philippines 52.1% compare
- 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 51.8% compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 51.7% compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 50.1% compare
- 73 Costa Rica 50.0% compare
- 74 Greece 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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Monetary sector 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 monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest monetary sector 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 monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector 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 Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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, 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. 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.