Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 1.2% for annual growth of 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, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 10.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -5.8%, 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.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -74.2% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +452.0% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +92.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -80.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +267.4% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -61.9% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -54.3% |
| 2009 | -3.3% | -291.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -189.0% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -104.5% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -3769.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -71.3% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +70.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2016 | -5.8% | -58300.0% |
| 2017 | -4.6% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | -2.3% | -51.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -101.3% |
| 2020 | -4.8% | -16066.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -111.7% |
| 2022 | -1.3% | -330.4% |
| 2023 | -1.9% | +51.2% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -292.8% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -68.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | -3.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -5.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -4.8% | 3.8% | 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 annual growth of gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.8% in 2016.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of 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 International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).