Taxes on goods and services in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Taxes on goods and services was 20.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Trinidad and Tobago, 2001–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2019, taxes on goods and services in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 20.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 26.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 127th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.2% | — |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | -24.9% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +12.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 20.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.4%, 79% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 20.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.3%, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 13.1% | 26.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 11.9% | 20.8% | 10 |
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 taxes on goods and services in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Taxes on goods and services in Trinidad and Tobago was 20.8% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 127th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.