Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 27.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Trinidad and Tobago, 2001–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Trinidad and Tobago is 27.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 27.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2006.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 53rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.6% | — |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -29.0% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +40.5% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +9.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 27.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 86% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 27.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 1.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.7% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 14.5% | 27.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More poverty & inequality data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.53 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,600 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Trinidad and Tobago was 27.0% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2006.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 53rd out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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