Trinidad and Tobago — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1951–2025 · 75 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Trinidad and Tobago, the central government expenditure reading was 33.7% of GDP in 2025, compared with 34.2% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.5 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 33.3% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2011–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.7 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 34.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 34.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 30.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 32.1 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2020 | 37.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 33.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 33 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 33.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 33.5 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 31.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 29.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 28.5 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 27.3 % of GDP |