History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 28,549 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
28,549 2011 US$
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
34th
of 145 countries
All-time high
31,434 2011 US$
in 2008
All-time low
5,856 2011 US$
in 1950
Years of data
69
1950–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
In 2018, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 28,549 2011 US$.
The figure is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 31,434 2011 US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5,856 2011 US$, in 1950.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 34th of 145 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5,856 2011 US$ | — |
| 1951 | 6,207 2011 US$ | +6.0% |
| 1952 | 6,282 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 6,303 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 6,239 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 6,880 2011 US$ | +10.3% |
| 1956 | 8,064 2011 US$ | +17.2% |
| 1957 | 8,518 2011 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1958 | 8,941 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1959 | 9,154 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 9,964 2011 US$ | +8.8% |
| 1961 | 10,155 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 10,383 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 10,708 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 10,841 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 11,206 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 11,531 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 11,679 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 12,248 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 12,588 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 13,141 2011 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 13,185 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 13,753 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 13,844 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 14,430 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 14,534 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 15,696 2011 US$ | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 16,412 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 18,042 2011 US$ | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 18,568 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 19,734 2011 US$ | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 20,298 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 18,771 2011 US$ | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 16,982 2011 US$ | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 17,680 2011 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 16,671 2011 US$ | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 15,871 2011 US$ | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 14,929 2011 US$ | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 14,198 2011 US$ | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 13,970 2011 US$ | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 14,112 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 14,061 2011 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 14,196 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 13,746 2011 US$ | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 13,351 2011 US$ | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 14,188 2011 US$ | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 15,004 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 15,932 2011 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 17,014 2011 US$ | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 18,160 2011 US$ | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 19,180 2011 US$ | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 19,737 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 21,052 2011 US$ | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 23,814 2011 US$ | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 25,403 2011 US$ | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 26,652 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 29,792 2011 US$ | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 30,806 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 31,434 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 29,658 2011 US$ | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 30,236 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 29,745 2011 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 30,157 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 30,987 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 30,842 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 30,702 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 29,178 2011 US$ | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 28,556 2011 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 28,549 2011 US$ | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,244 2011 US$ | 5,856 2011 US$ | 9,154 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 11,130 2011 US$ | 9,964 2011 US$ | 12,588 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 15,160 2011 US$ | 13,141 2011 US$ | 18,568 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,910 2011 US$ | 13,970 2011 US$ | 20,298 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,976 2011 US$ | 13,351 2011 US$ | 18,160 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,753 2011 US$ | 19,180 2011 US$ | 31,434 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,884 2011 US$ | 28,549 2011 US$ | 30,987 2011 US$ | 9 |
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More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Trinidad and Tobago?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Trinidad and Tobago was 28,549 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 31,434 2011 US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,856 2011 US$ in 1950.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 34th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]