Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Trinidad and Tobago, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 286.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 106th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +93.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +674.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.4% |
| 2024 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +674.7% | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 103 Uruguay 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Honduras 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Costa Rica 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Ghana 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 France 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 286.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.