Trinidad and Tobago - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Trinidad and Tobago was $7,356,200,000 as of 2009. Over the past 34 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $9,948,000,000 in 2008 and $855,425,400 in 1975.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 $855,425,400
1976 $1,001,812,000
1977 $1,157,000,000
1978 $1,412,792,000
1979 $1,808,250,000
1980 $2,434,417,000
1981 $2,478,250,000
1982 $3,369,167,000
1983 $3,130,708,000
1984 $2,554,292,000
1985 $2,080,041,000
1986 $1,823,028,000
1987 $1,551,139,000
1988 $1,518,127,000
1989 $1,485,012,000
1990 $1,426,706,000
1991 $1,744,706,000
1992 $1,557,482,000
1993 $1,419,298,000
1994 $1,474,701,000
1995 $2,110,362,000
1996 $2,189,102,000
1997 $3,230,652,000
1998 $3,254,223,000
1999 $3,026,200,000
2000 $3,709,200,000
2001 $3,956,100,000
2002 $4,055,300,000
2003 $4,283,100,000
2004 $5,265,500,000
2005 $6,265,300,000
2006 $6,880,000,000
2007 $8,047,300,000
2008 $9,948,000,000
2009 $7,356,200,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Trinidad and Tobago was $10,210,160,000 as of 2008. Over the past 48 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $10,210,160,000 in 2008 and $252,114,400 in 1967.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $327,949,200
1961 $378,523,900
1962 $397,015,600
1963 $411,715,500
1964 $462,057,100
1965 $510,707,100
1966 $260,982,700
1967 $252,114,400
1968 $252,950,000
1969 $305,350,000
1970 $342,450,000
1971 $429,545,100
1972 $501,176,300
1973 $502,138,600
1974 $657,305,800
1975 $859,756,700
1976 $1,003,617,000
1977 $1,158,042,000
1978 $1,412,792,000
1979 $1,810,500,000
1980 $2,430,708,000
1981 $2,479,958,000
1982 $3,362,458,000
1983 $3,169,250,000
1984 $2,617,791,000
1985 $2,096,612,000
1986 $1,798,361,000
1987 $1,558,000,000
1988 $1,540,189,000
1989 $1,509,812,000
1990 $1,448,894,000
1991 $1,766,000,000
1992 $1,827,000,000
1993 $1,792,000,000
1994 $1,615,791,000
1995 $2,090,285,000
1996 $2,377,364,000
1997 $3,290,247,000
1998 $3,252,610,000
1999 $3,008,335,000
2000 $3,709,100,000
2001 $3,935,025,000
2002 $4,030,182,000
2003 $4,259,217,000
2004 $5,242,515,000
2005 $6,231,682,000
2006 $7,065,527,000
2007 $7,785,794,000
2008 $10,210,160,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Trinidad and Tobago was 64,324,000,000 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64,324,000,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 438,200,000 in 1967.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 562,199,900
1961 648,899,700
1962 680,599,900
1963 705,799,700
1964 792,099,900
1965 875,500,000
1966 447,400,000
1967 438,200,000
1968 505,900,000
1969 610,700,000
1970 684,900,000
1971 848,300,000
1972 962,900,000
1973 983,800,000
1974 1,349,600,000
1975 1,865,500,000
1976 2,444,600,000
1977 2,779,300,000
1978 3,390,700,000
1979 4,345,200,000
1980 5,833,700,000
1981 5,951,900,000
1982 8,069,900,000
1983 7,606,200,000
1984 6,282,700,000
1985 5,136,700,000
1986 6,474,100,000
1987 5,608,800,000
1988 5,920,100,000
1989 6,416,700,000
1990 6,157,800,000
1991 7,505,500,000
1992 7,764,750,000
1993 9,589,171,000
1994 9,573,400,000
1995 12,432,600,000
1996 14,276,310,000
1997 20,569,640,000
1998 20,485,910,000
1999 18,949,200,000
2000 23,366,590,000
2001 24,527,800,000
2002 25,183,400,000
2003 26,812,200,000
2004 33,022,600,000
2005 39,257,100,000
2006 44,596,900,000
2007 49,050,500,000
2008 64,324,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$) in Trinidad and Tobago was 6,072,101,000 as of 2005. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 6,072,101,000 in 2005 and 368,760,700 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 368,760,700
1961 423,981,600
1962 441,764,000
1963 452,059,400
1964 501,664,600
1965 518,656,300
1966 469,600,800
1967 467,447,500
1968 478,401,100
1969 554,421,000
1970 641,207,300
1971 789,502,300
1972 768,344,100
1973 786,412,700
1974 876,382,100
1975 1,093,676,000
1976 1,377,439,000
1977 1,385,397,000
1978 1,558,314,000
1979 2,079,126,000
1980 2,228,544,000
1981 2,036,154,000
1982 2,378,061,000
1983 2,349,604,000
1984 2,197,551,000
1985 2,181,709,000
1986 2,364,809,000
1987 1,743,473,000
1988 1,602,675,000
1989 1,518,451,000
1990 1,547,715,000
1991 1,743,515,000
1992 1,746,117,000
1993 1,814,265,000
1994 1,591,310,000
1995 1,874,814,000
1996 2,175,738,000
1997 3,266,024,000
1998 3,555,238,000
1999 3,195,812,000
2000 3,709,100,000
2001 4,061,978,000
2002 4,163,551,000
2003 4,132,074,000
2004 5,179,701,000
2005 6,072,101,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Trinidad and Tobago was 17.23 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.11 in 1997 and a minimum value of -26.27 in 1987.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 14.97
1962 4.19
1963 2.33
1964 10.97
1965 3.39
1966 -9.46
1967 -0.46
1968 2.34
1969 15.89
1970 15.65
1971 23.13
1972 -2.68
1973 2.35
1974 11.44
1975 24.79
1976 25.95
1977 0.58
1978 12.48
1979 33.42
1980 7.19
1981 -8.63
1982 16.79
1983 -1.20
1984 -6.47
1985 -0.72
1986 8.39
1987 -26.27
1988 -8.08
1989 -5.26
1990 1.93
1991 12.65
1992 0.15
1993 3.90
1994 -12.29
1995 17.82
1996 16.05
1997 50.11
1998 8.86
1999 -10.11
2000 16.06
2001 9.51
2002 2.50
2003 -0.76
2004 25.35
2005 17.23

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Trinidad and Tobago was 38,219,540,000 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38,219,540,000 in 2005 and a minimum value of 2,321,085,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 2,321,085,000
1961 2,668,662,000
1962 2,780,589,000
1963 2,845,391,000
1964 3,157,620,000
1965 3,264,571,000
1966 2,955,802,000
1967 2,942,248,000
1968 3,011,194,000
1969 3,489,684,000
1970 4,035,942,000
1971 4,969,353,000
1972 4,836,177,000
1973 4,949,907,000
1974 5,516,200,000
1975 6,883,907,000
1976 8,669,998,000
1977 8,720,086,000
1978 9,808,477,000
1979 13,086,610,000
1980 14,027,090,000
1981 12,816,140,000
1982 14,968,200,000
1983 14,789,080,000
1984 13,832,010,000
1985 13,732,300,000
1986 14,884,790,000
1987 10,973,920,000
1988 10,087,690,000
1989 9,557,564,000
1990 9,741,759,000
1991 10,974,180,000
1992 10,990,560,000
1993 11,419,500,000
1994 10,016,160,000
1995 11,800,620,000
1996 13,694,710,000
1997 20,557,290,000
1998 22,377,680,000
1999 20,115,360,000
2000 23,346,140,000
2001 25,567,250,000
2002 26,206,580,000
2003 26,008,460,000
2004 32,602,520,000
2005 38,219,540,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Trinidad and Tobago was 37.63 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 69.34 in 1965, while its lowest value was 28.42 in 1985.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 61.22
1961 64.71
1962 64.10
1963 60.70
1964 64.91
1965 69.34
1966 36.06
1967 33.09
1968 33.33
1969 39.19
1970 41.67
1971 47.90
1972 46.26
1973 38.37
1974 32.19
1975 35.20
1976 40.14
1977 36.90
1978 39.66
1979 39.34
1980 38.98
1981 36.21
1982 42.08
1983 40.63
1984 33.75
1985 28.42
1986 37.51
1987 32.47
1988 34.25
1989 34.92
1990 28.59
1991 32.93
1992 33.03
1993 39.09
1994 32.66
1995 39.22
1996 41.28
1997 57.34
1998 53.82
1999 44.18
2000 45.49
2001 44.59
2002 44.74
2003 37.91
2004 40.69
2005 38.99
2006 38.46
2007 35.82
2008 37.63

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments