Trinidad and Tobago — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 44 observations

About this series

The general 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 general government deficit reading stood at −5.2% of GDP in 2025. Against −5.27% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.07 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
2030-1.03 % of GDP
2029-1.51 % of GDP
2028-2.65 % of GDP
2027-4.78 % of GDP
2026-5.93 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
2025-5.2 % of GDP
2024-5.27 % of GDP
2023-1.2 % of GDP
20220.96 % of GDP
2021-8.39 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.