State Capacity Index in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: State Capacity Index was 0.5713 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Trinidad and Tobago, 1962–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, state capacity index in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.5713.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.21 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0579, in 1963.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 77th out of 166 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0678 | — |
| 1963 | 0.0579 | -14.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1089 | +88.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1095 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1192 | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1186 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1855 | +56.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1916 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1847 | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2303 | +24.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2429 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2406 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2415 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1631 | -32.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9146 | +460.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9541 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9087 | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9796 | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 1.19 | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 1.21 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8911 | -26.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8565 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8417 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7874 | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8391 | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7464 | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7723 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6786 | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5854 | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5731 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6957 | +21.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6391 | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6276 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7048 | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8051 | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7841 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8175 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7743 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7787 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6455 | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6515 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.517 | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3559 | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5004 | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9151 | +82.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8924 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9767 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7318 | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8254 | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8618 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7893 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7418 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6026 | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5713 | -5.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5713 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.59, 36% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5713 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5648, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +460.8% | 0.1631 | 0.9146 |
| 1964 | +88.1% | 0.0579 | 0.1089 |
| 2006 | +82.9% | 0.5004 | 0.9151 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1199 | 0.0579 | 0.1916 | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.506 | 0.1631 | 0.9796 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8814 | 0.6786 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7007 | 0.5731 | 0.8175 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6965 | 0.3559 | 0.9767 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.732 | 0.5713 | 0.8618 | 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 state capacity index in Trinidad and Tobago?
- State capacity index in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.5713 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 1981.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0579 in 1963.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for state capacity index?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.