Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 12.6%.
The figure is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 14.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 102nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | +37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.1% | 12.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,926 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,195 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126,491 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0924 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Trinidad and Tobago was 12.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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