Trinidad and Tobago — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1951–2025 · 75 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Trinidad and Tobago, the central government deficit reading stood at −5.23% of GDP in 2025. Against −5.46% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.23 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −5.48% of GDP.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1951–2025
- All 2 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2011–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.23 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -5.46 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -2.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 1.39 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -6.51 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2020 | -12.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -10.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -3.35 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -6.4 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.91 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -1.32 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -1.72 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -2.76 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -1.26 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -2.74 % of GDP |