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Government debt in Trinidad and Tobago

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Trinidad and Tobago's government debt is 84.00 % — #97 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

84.00%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.8 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Trinidad and Tobago over time

84.00 %54.30 %24.60 %24.60 % · 20081988: 65.30 %1989: 51.90 %1990: 49.50 %1991: 50.00 %1992: 49.50 %1993: 59.60 %1994: 64.80 %1995: 57.30 %1996: 51.90 %1997: 51.30 %1998: 47.40 %1999: 55.20 %2000: 52.30 %2001: 54.20 %2002: 58.20 %2003: 52.40 %2004: 43.30 %2005: 36.60 %2006: 32.70 %2007: 29.40 %2008: 24.60 %2009: 34.20 %2010: 28.90 %2011: 39.20 %2012: 32.90 %2013: 32.90 %2014: 37.10 %2015: 43.20 %2016: 53.30 %2017: 57.20 %2018: 58.10 %2019: 62.90 %2020: 81.60 %2021: 80.30 %2022: 70.00 %2023: 77.90 %2024: 81.00 %2025: 84.00 %19882007202584.00 %
38 official observations, 1988 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#97 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
22 %
28 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 3.00 pp
since 2024
Full series
▲ 18.70 pp
since 1988

In Americas: #20 of 26vs median 54.70 %: +29.30 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Trinidad and Tobago: ahead of 22 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtTrinidad and Tobago 84.00 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Trinidad and Tobago is ahead of 22 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Trinidad and Tobago
95 Bolivia83.30 %−0.70 pp
96 Jordan83.60 %−0.40 pp
97 Trinidad and Tobago84.00 %—
98 India84.30 %+0.30 pp
99 Egypt86.80 %+2.80 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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