Economic Indicators for Trinidad and Tobago


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance12.4517.4538.79-12.19Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index162.76155.56162.764.90
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )4.635.8322.020.60Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate7.527.4917.336.56%
Interest rates17.31-11.0354.68-12.60Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt15.9316.8016.8015.93% of GDP
Human Capital Index0.600.600.610.55Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered4,344.004,511.005,165.002,693.00Number
Time required to start a business10.5010.5074.0010.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse254.00254.00254.00254.00Days
Armed forces Personnel5,000.005,000.007,500.002,000.00Total
GDP2830302USD Billions
GDP Growth2.101.4814.44-10.30Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.611.925.111.61Per 1,000 people
Physicians3.414.114.110.45Per 1,000 people
Labor force612,441.00607,936.00663,189.00489,104.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education3.484.274.901.61Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.611.633.341.61Total
Population2222Thousands