Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 20,346 units per person in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2009
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 20,346 units per person, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.5% on the previous year and up 404.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 20,346 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 117.7 units per person, in 1962.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 84th out of 160 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 122.26 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 131.5 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 117.7 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 135.82 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 132.75 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 124.83 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 133.31 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 135.51 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 142.93 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 142.35 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 152.7 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 176.34 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1972 | 208 units per person | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 206.84 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 259.33 units per person | +25.4% |
| 1975 | 372.48 units per person | +43.6% |
| 1976 | 536.24 units per person | +44.0% |
| 1977 | 671.85 units per person | +25.3% |
| 1978 | 856.34 units per person | +27.5% |
| 1979 | 1,035 units per person | +20.9% |
| 1980 | 1,192 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 1,634 units per person | +37.1% |
| 1982 | 2,219 units per person | +35.8% |
| 1983 | 2,098 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 1,956 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 1,904 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1,736 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 1,783 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1,525 units per person | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 1,718 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 2,057 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 2,315 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 2,120 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 2,449 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 2,909 units per person | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 3,029 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 2,833 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 3,419 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 3,606 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 4,036 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 4,287 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 5,105 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 5,882 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 5,769 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 6,225 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 10,269 units per person | +64.9% |
| 2006 | 11,552 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 12,874 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 14,693 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 20,346 units per person | +38.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 20,346 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,161 units per person, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 20,346 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,620 units per person, 3.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131.89 units per person | 117.7 units per person | 142.93 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 447.54 units per person | 152.7 units per person | 1,035 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,776 units per person | 1,192 units per person | 2,219 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,877 units per person | 2,057 units per person | 4,036 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,700 units per person | 4,287 units per person | 20,346 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 20,346 units per person in 2009, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 20,346 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.7 units per person in 1962.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 84th out of 160 countries with data for 2009.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 404.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.