Trinidad and Tobago - Expense
Expense (current LCU)
The value for Expense (current LCU) in Trinidad and Tobago was 40,039,600,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46,332,000,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 6,685,600,000 in 1993.
Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 6,685,600,000 |
| 1994 | 7,304,800,000 |
| 1995 | 8,014,000,000 |
| 2001 | 13,125,610,000 |
| 2002 | 14,016,400,000 |
| 2003 | 15,727,900,000 |
| 2004 | 18,920,800,000 |
| 2005 | 22,807,000,000 |
| 2006 | 34,212,500,000 |
| 2007 | 33,570,300,000 |
| 2008 | 46,332,000,000 |
| 2009 | 40,039,600,000 |
Expense (% of GDP)
Expense (% of GDP) in Trinidad and Tobago was 32.26 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 32.26 in 2009, while its lowest value was 22.24 in 2003.
Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 27.25 |
| 1994 | 24.92 |
| 1995 | 25.28 |
| 2001 | 23.86 |
| 2002 | 24.90 |
| 2003 | 22.24 |
| 2004 | 23.31 |
| 2005 | 22.65 |
| 2006 | 29.51 |
| 2007 | 24.51 |
| 2008 | 27.10 |
| 2009 | 32.26 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
