Real Effective Exchange Rate in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 126.31 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
126.31
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
10th
of 107 countries
All-time high
132.49
in 2015
All-time low
72.64
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2018

0501001502000200920182000: 72.62001: 76.82002: 78.72003: 77.42004: 762005: 77.32006: 80.42007: 81.92008: 86.82009: 94.82010: 1002011: 98.72012: 107.32013: 111.12014: 117.52015: 132.52016: 131.32017: 1282018: 126.3

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for real effective exchange rate in Trinidad and Tobago is 126.31, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 132.49 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.64, in 2000.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 10th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.27 72.64 94.83 10
2010s 116.97 98.71 132.49 9

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 7 United States 127.79 compare
  2. 8 Solomon Islands 126.54 compare
  3. 9 Saudi Arabia 126.41 compare
  4. 11 Hong Kong 123.86 compare
  5. 12 Moldova 122.36 compare
  6. 13 Singapore 121.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real effective exchange rate in Trinidad and Tobago?
Real effective exchange rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 126.31 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest real effective exchange rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 132.49 in 2015.
What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 72.64 in 2000.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for real effective exchange rate?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 10th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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 Real Effective Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Real Effective Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,839 data points, 1994–2024
Last refreshed

Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.