Trinidad and Tobago - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Trinidad and Tobago was -0.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 38.79 in 2006, while its lowest value was -12.19 in 1983.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 13.93
1976 10.43
1977 5.83
1978 1.53
1979 -0.42
1980 5.72
1981 5.93
1982 -7.36
1983 -12.19
1984 -6.02
1985 -0.65
1986 -8.59
1987 -4.69
1988 -1.97
1989 -0.89
1990 9.06
1991 -0.09
1992 2.55
1993 2.42
1994 4.40
1995 5.51
1996 1.83
1997 -10.69
1998 -10.65
1999 0.45
2000 6.67
2001 4.71
2002 0.85
2003 8.71
2004 13.50
2005 24.29
2006 38.79
2007 23.87
2008 30.49
2009 8.52
2010 18.83
2011 18.51
2012 15.01
2013 20.43
2014 15.04
2015 8.24
2016 -3.47
2017 6.30
2018 6.87
2019 4.40
2020 -0.63

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments