Military expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Military expenditure was 2.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago, 1993–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago is 2.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 135th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.8% | — |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -66.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +51.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +89.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -6.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.4%, 62% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.8%, 72% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +89.4% | 1.3% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More public sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Arms imports 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 23.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -34.78 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 171.41 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0091 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 234.54 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,238 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Military expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.7% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for military expenditure?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 135th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure