Total natural resource rents in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Total natural resource rents was 7.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resource rents in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 7.9% for total natural resource rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 33.6% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 34.6% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1970.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 58th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 2.7% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 10.1% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 6.6% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 10.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 4.1% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Total natural resource rents in Trinidad and Tobago was 7.9% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 1979.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1970.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for total natural resource rents?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 58th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.