Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.3417 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3417 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
95th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.4263 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2002
All-time low
0.2505 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 2001–2019

00.10.20.30.42001201020192001: 0.393 current LCU per US$ of GDP2002: 0.426 current LCU per US$ of GDP2003: 0.317 current LCU per US$ of GDP2004: 0.345 current LCU per US$ of GDP2005: 0.287 current LCU per US$ of GDP2006: 0.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP2007: 0.281 current LCU per US$ of GDP2008: 0.277 current LCU per US$ of GDP2009: 0.335 current LCU per US$ of GDP2010: 0.336 current LCU per US$ of GDP2011: 0.266 current LCU per US$ of GDP2012: 0.292 current LCU per US$ of GDP2013: 0.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP2014: 0.251 current LCU per US$ of GDP2015: 0.332 current LCU per US$ of GDP2016: 0.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP2017: 0.366 current LCU per US$ of GDP2018: 0.369 current LCU per US$ of GDP2019: 0.342 current LCU per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.3417 current LCU per US$ of GDP, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.4263 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2505 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 95th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 2001 to 2019.
Year current LCU per US$ of GDP Change
2001 0.3933 current LCU per US$ of GDP
2002 0.4263 current LCU per US$ of GDP +8.4%
2003 0.3174 current LCU per US$ of GDP -25.5%
2004 0.3452 current LCU per US$ of GDP +8.7%
2005 0.2871 current LCU per US$ of GDP -16.8%
2006 0.2899 current LCU per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2007 0.281 current LCU per US$ of GDP -3.1%
2008 0.2769 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2009 0.3353 current LCU per US$ of GDP +21.1%
2010 0.3356 current LCU per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2011 0.2655 current LCU per US$ of GDP -20.9%
2012 0.2919 current LCU per US$ of GDP +9.9%
2013 0.2904 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.5%
2014 0.2505 current LCU per US$ of GDP -13.7%
2015 0.3317 current LCU per US$ of GDP +32.4%
2016 0.3103 current LCU per US$ of GDP -6.5%
2017 0.3657 current LCU per US$ of GDP +17.9%
2018 0.3695 current LCU per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2019 0.3417 current LCU per US$ of GDP -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.328 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2769 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4263 current LCU per US$ of GDP 9
2010s 0.3153 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2505 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3695 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 92 Egypt 0.4268 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 93 Israel 0.3908 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 94 Georgia 0.3502 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 96 Tonga 0.3309 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3147 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 98 China 0.3037 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?
Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.3417 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 0.4263 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2505 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 95th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,619 data points, 1972–2024
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Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.