Employment in services (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 71.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 71.3% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 71.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1991.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57.0% | — |
| 1992 | 58.9% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 59.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 59.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 61.3% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 62.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 61.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 64.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 71.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 71.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 57.0% | 62.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 61.9% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 66.1% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.3% | 71.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More work & labour data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9186 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago was 71.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1991.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).