Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$) in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$) was 17,772 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
17,772 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
47th
of 150 countries
All-time high
31,965 real chained 2019 US$
in 2006
All-time low
17,273 real chained 2019 US$
in 2018
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1995–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k1995200720201995: 18.5k real chained 2019 US$1996: 17.8k real chained 2019 US$1997: 19.4k real chained 2019 US$1998: 20.0k real chained 2019 US$1999: 21.3k real chained 2019 US$2000: 22.1k real chained 2019 US$2001: 22.4k real chained 2019 US$2002: 27.4k real chained 2019 US$2003: 28.5k real chained 2019 US$2004: 28.7k real chained 2019 US$2005: 29.1k real chained 2019 US$2006: 32.0k real chained 2019 US$2007: 29.9k real chained 2019 US$2008: 30.8k real chained 2019 US$2009: 28.9k real chained 2019 US$2010: 29.6k real chained 2019 US$2011: 26.6k real chained 2019 US$2012: 21.5k real chained 2019 US$2013: 19.7k real chained 2019 US$2014: 19.4k real chained 2019 US$2015: 18.3k real chained 2019 US$2016: 18.5k real chained 2019 US$2017: 18.0k real chained 2019 US$2018: 17.3k real chained 2019 US$2019: 17.6k real chained 2019 US$2020: 17.8k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 17,772 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 31,965 real chained 2019 US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17,273 real chained 2019 US$, in 2018.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 18,464 real chained 2019 US$ —
1996 17,802 real chained 2019 US$ -3.6%
1997 19,370 real chained 2019 US$ +8.8%
1998 19,972 real chained 2019 US$ +3.1%
1999 21,282 real chained 2019 US$ +6.6%
2000 22,084 real chained 2019 US$ +3.8%
2001 22,402 real chained 2019 US$ +1.4%
2002 27,376 real chained 2019 US$ +22.2%
2003 28,540 real chained 2019 US$ +4.3%
2004 28,709 real chained 2019 US$ +0.6%
2005 29,103 real chained 2019 US$ +1.4%
2006 31,965 real chained 2019 US$ +9.8%
2007 29,903 real chained 2019 US$ -6.5%
2008 30,778 real chained 2019 US$ +2.9%
2009 28,872 real chained 2019 US$ -6.2%
2010 29,550 real chained 2019 US$ +2.3%
2011 26,643 real chained 2019 US$ -9.8%
2012 21,509 real chained 2019 US$ -19.3%
2013 19,745 real chained 2019 US$ -8.2%
2014 19,432 real chained 2019 US$ -1.6%
2015 18,347 real chained 2019 US$ -5.6%
2016 18,479 real chained 2019 US$ +0.7%
2017 18,038 real chained 2019 US$ -2.4%
2018 17,273 real chained 2019 US$ -4.2%
2019 17,642 real chained 2019 US$ +2.1%
2020 17,772 real chained 2019 US$ +0.7%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

  • Trinidad and Tobago's 17,772 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 64,210 real chained 2019 US$, 28% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's 17,772 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,015 real chained 2019 US$, 2.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19,378 real chained 2019 US$ 17,802 real chained 2019 US$ 21,282 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 27,973 real chained 2019 US$ 22,084 real chained 2019 US$ 31,965 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 20,666 real chained 2019 US$ 17,273 real chained 2019 US$ 29,550 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 17,772 real chained 2019 US$ 17,772 real chained 2019 US$ 17,772 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 44 Kuwait 20,152 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 45 Maldives 20,148 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 46 Croatia 19,719 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 48 Saint Lucia 16,108 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 49 Poland 15,991 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 50 Lebanon 15,559 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 17,772 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 31,965 real chained 2019 US$ in 2006.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 17,273 real chained 2019 US$ in 2018.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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