Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Military expenditure as a share of government spending was 2.54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Trinidad and Tobago, 1992–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 2.54 for military expenditure as a share of government spending in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure as a share of government spending in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 4.95 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5657, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.62 | — |
| 1993 | 1.92 | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 1.93 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5657 | -70.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7251 | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 0.909 | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 2.65 | +191.6% |
| 2004 | 2.78 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.71 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.11 | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 2.25 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.69 | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 1.69 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.87 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 1.89 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.65 | +40.5% |
| 2013 | 1.98 | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 2.18 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 3.56 | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 2.87 | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 2.75 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 4.95 | +115.1% |
| 2020 | 2.26 | -54.4% |
| 2021 | 2.83 | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 2.83 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.92 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 2.88 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 2.54 | -11.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.54 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.79, 53% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.54 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.67, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure as a share of government spending 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +191.6% | 0.909 | 2.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.83 | 1.62 | 1.93 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.81 | 0.5657 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 1.87 | 4.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 | 2.26 | 2.92 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- 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 military expenditure as a share of government spending in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.54 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military expenditure as a share of government spending recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 in 2019.
- What is the lowest military expenditure as a share of government spending recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5657 in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for military expenditure as a share of government spending?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure as a share of government spending rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military expenditure as a share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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