Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 2.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago, 1992–2025
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 2.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 5.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.6% | — |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -70.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +191.6% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +40.5% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +115.1% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -54.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -11.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 53% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.7%, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of general government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +191.6% | 0.9% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More public sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Military expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.5% in 2025, 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 5.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for military expenditure?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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