Trinidad and Tobago Government Revenue and Spending Over Time (1988–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Government Revenue (% of GDP)

Global rank: 76 / 189

Data table

1988	36%	1998	25.4%	2008	33.9%	2018	24.3%
1989	26.4%	1999	23.9%	2009	28.5%	2019	27.3%
1990	26.6%	2000	24.3%	2010	31.7%	2020	23.3%
1991	29.8%	2001	25.8%	2011	29.7%	2021	23%
1992	26%	2002	24.4%	2012	28.6%	2022	29.2%
1993	27.5%	2003	25.4%	2013	29%	2023	31.2%
1994	26.5%	2004	25.3%	2014	28.7%	2024	26.3%
1995	26.9%	2005	30.4%	2015	26.8%	2025	26.9%
1996	27.7%	2006	34.3%	2016	21.4%	2026	30.2%
1997	27.5%	2007	30%	2017	20.5%

Government Revenue (Local currency - TTD)

Data table

1988	4.75B	1998	9.7B	2008	56.85B	2018	39.31B
1989	4.86B	1999	10.14B	2009	39.05B	2019	43.48B
1990	5.61B	2000	12.16B	2010	43.86B	2020	33.84B
1991	6.76B	2001	14.2B	2011	47.5B	2021	36.34B
1992	6.09B	2002	13.85B	2012	49.28B	2022	53.91B
1993	6.76B	2003	17.35B	2013	52.76B	2023	54.53B
1994	7.57B	2004	20.63B	2014	53.78B	2024	45.27B
1995	8.51B	2005	29.65B	2015	47B	2025	46.95B
1996	9.54B	2006	38.91B	2016	34.43B	2026	54.21B
1997	9.95B	2007	40.06B	2017	32.9B

Government Spending (% of GDP)

Global rank: 72 / 189

Data table

1988	45.3%	1998	27.3%	2008	28.2%	2018	30.2%
1989	30.9%	1999	24.8%	2009	33.4%	2019	31%
1990	27.9%	2000	24.1%	2010	31.5%	2020	35.1%
1991	30%	2001	25.2%	2011	30.4%	2021	31.4%
1992	28.8%	2002	24.6%	2012	29.9%	2022	28.3%
1993	27.3%	2003	23.5%	2013	31.7%	2023	32.4%
1994	26.5%	2004	23.3%	2014	33%	2024	32.2%
1995	26.7%	2005	29.5%	2015	34.1%	2025	32.4%
1996	28.2%	2006	34.6%	2016	31.2%	2026	34.7%
1997	27.4%	2007	26.8%	2017	30.9%

Government Spending (Local currency - TTD)

Data table

1988	5.98B	1998	10.4B	2008	47.29B	2018	48.83B
1989	5.68B	1999	10.53B	2009	45.73B	2019	49.41B
1990	5.88B	2000	12.07B	2010	43.68B	2020	51.02B
1991	6.8B	2001	13.86B	2011	48.6B	2021	49.61B
1992	6.73B	2002	13.96B	2012	51.48B	2022	52.15B
1993	6.7B	2003	16.05B	2013	57.67B	2023	56.62B
1994	7.57B	2004	19.07B	2014	61.92B	2024	55.46B
1995	8.46B	2005	28.82B	2015	59.94B	2025	56.47B
1996	9.7B	2006	39.25B	2016	50.26B	2026	62.41B
1997	9.91B	2007	35.74B	2017	49.68B