Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (gold capita) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (gold capita) was 3,047 SDR per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2024, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 3,047 SDR per person.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 5,858 SDR per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.47 SDR per person, in 1962.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 32nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (gold capita) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.93 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 30.47 SDR per person | +9.1% |
| 1962 | 26.47 SDR per person | -13.1% |
| 1963 | 27.32 SDR per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 32.79 SDR per person | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 30.74 SDR per person | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 31.49 SDR per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 31.68 SDR per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 50.99 SDR per person | +61.0% |
| 1969 | 45.6 SDR per person | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 43.39 SDR per person | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 63.74 SDR per person | +46.9% |
| 1972 | 52.87 SDR per person | -17.1% |
| 1973 | 37.92 SDR per person | -28.3% |
| 1974 | 306.32 SDR per person | +707.9% |
| 1975 | 608.92 SDR per person | +98.8% |
| 1976 | 818.12 SDR per person | +34.4% |
| 1977 | 1,130 SDR per person | +38.1% |
| 1978 | 1,267 SDR per person | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 1,467 SDR per person | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 1,944 SDR per person | +32.5% |
| 1981 | 2,534 SDR per person | +30.4% |
| 1982 | 2,433 SDR per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 1,732 SDR per person | -28.8% |
| 1984 | 1,180 SDR per person | -31.9% |
| 1985 | 865.26 SDR per person | -26.7% |
| 1986 | 322.18 SDR per person | -62.8% |
| 1987 | 108.75 SDR per person | -66.2% |
| 1988 | 76.79 SDR per person | -29.4% |
| 1989 | 151.1 SDR per person | +96.8% |
| 1990 | 276.19 SDR per person | +82.8% |
| 1991 | 187.55 SDR per person | -32.1% |
| 1992 | 98.51 SDR per person | -47.5% |
| 1993 | 117.32 SDR per person | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 187.38 SDR per person | +59.7% |
| 1995 | 186.07 SDR per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 290.73 SDR per person | +56.2% |
| 1997 | 400.9 SDR per person | +37.9% |
| 1998 | 424.51 SDR per person | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 523.94 SDR per person | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 806.2 SDR per person | +53.9% |
| 2001 | 1,145 SDR per person | +42.0% |
| 2002 | 1,120 SDR per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,232 SDR per person | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1,516 SDR per person | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 2,681 SDR per person | +76.8% |
| 2006 | 3,364 SDR per person | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 3,251 SDR per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 4,676 SDR per person | +43.9% |
| 2009 | 4,263 SDR per person | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 4,481 SDR per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 4,849 SDR per person | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 4,516 SDR per person | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 4,894 SDR per person | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 5,858 SDR per person | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 5,273 SDR per person | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 5,161 SDR per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4,290 SDR per person | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 3,965 SDR per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 3,623 SDR per person | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 3,473 SDR per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 3,535 SDR per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3,697 SDR per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 3,339 SDR per person | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 3,047 SDR per person | -8.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 3,047 SDR per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,913 SDR per person, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 3,047 SDR per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,324 SDR per person, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (gold capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +707.9% | 37.92 SDR per person | 306.32 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.55 SDR per person | 26.47 SDR per person | 50.99 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 579.48 SDR per person | 37.92 SDR per person | 1,467 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,135 SDR per person | 76.79 SDR per person | 2,534 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 269.31 SDR per person | 98.51 SDR per person | 523.94 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,405 SDR per person | 806.2 SDR per person | 4,676 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,691 SDR per person | 3,623 SDR per person | 5,858 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,418 SDR per person | 3,047 SDR per person | 3,697 SDR per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 29 New Zealand 3,861 SDR per person compare
- 30 Hungary 3,350 SDR per person compare
- 31 Micronesia (country) 3,184 SDR per person compare
- 33 Serbia 2,986 SDR per person compare
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 2,934 SDR per person compare
- 35 Romania 2,921 SDR per person 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 reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 3,047 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 5,858 SDR per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.47 SDR per person in 1962.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold 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
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.