Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average was 6.74 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average in Trinidad and Tobago, 1987–2026
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 6.74 for official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 6.79 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.41, in 1987.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 132nd out of 195 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3.41 | — |
| 1988 | 3.64 | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 4.03 | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 4.03 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.03 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.03 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.13 | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 5.68 | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 5.81 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.91 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 6.16 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 6.18 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.18 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.23 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 6.15 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.11 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.15 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 6.19 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.27 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.29 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.29 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.26 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.34 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.38 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.37 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.35 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.35 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.63 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 6.75 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.79 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.77 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.76 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.77 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.77 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.77 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.77 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.77 | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 6.74 | -0.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 6.74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.1, 1.6× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 6.74 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.28, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +27.4% | 4.03 | 5.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.69 | 3.41 | 4.03 | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.31 | 4.03 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.22 | 6.11 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.51 | 6.34 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 | 6.74 | 6.77 | 7 |
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 official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average in Trinidad and Tobago was 6.74 in 2026, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 in 2018.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 in 1987.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 132nd out of 195 countries with data for 2026.
- Is official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).