Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 7.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 7.5%.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 17.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2002.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.2% | — |
| 1992 | 15.1% | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -52.4% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +148.6% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -63.2% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +33.2% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +47.7% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +35.3% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -15.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 7.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 5.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 7.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.0%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +148.6% | 7.2% | 17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 7.2% | 17.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 4.9% | 14.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 2 |
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 tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Trinidad and Tobago was 7.5% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2002.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.