Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 1.18 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 1.18 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.6% on the previous year and up 11,700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 10.82 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -5.82, in 2016.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.96 | — |
| 2001 | 1.02 | -74.2% |
| 2002 | 5.63 | +452.0% |
| 2003 | 10.82 | +92.2% |
| 2004 | 2.14 | -80.2% |
| 2005 | 2.67 | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 9.81 | +267.4% |
| 2007 | 3.74 | -61.9% |
| 2008 | 1.71 | -54.3% |
| 2009 | -3.27 | -291.2% |
| 2010 | 2.91 | -189.0% |
| 2011 | -0.13 | -104.5% |
| 2012 | 4.77 | -3769.2% |
| 2013 | 1.37 | -71.3% |
| 2014 | 2.33 | +70.1% |
| 2015 | 0.01 | -99.6% |
| 2016 | -5.82 | -58300.0% |
| 2017 | -4.61 | -20.8% |
| 2018 | -2.26 | -51.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 | -101.3% |
| 2020 | -4.79 | -16066.7% |
| 2021 | 0.56 | -111.7% |
| 2022 | -1.29 | -330.4% |
| 2023 | -1.95 | +51.2% |
| 2024 | 3.76 | -292.8% |
| 2025 | 1.18 | -68.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.18 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.52, 78% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.18 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -58300.0% | 0.01 | -5.82 |
| 2020 | -16066.7% | 0.03 | -4.79 |
| 2012 | +3769.2% | -0.13 | 4.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.82 | -3.27 | 10.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.14 | -5.82 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4217 | -4.79 | 3.76 | 6 |
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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 growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.18 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 10.82 in 2003.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.82 in 2016.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11,700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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