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

% of GDP · Annual · 1951–2030 · 80 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Trinidad and Tobago's combined government deficit reading was −5.2% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −5.27% of GDP in 2024 was +0.07 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −6.08% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2030

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
11 earlier values, back to 2015
2025-5.2 % of GDP
2024-5.27 % of GDP
2023-1.2 % of GDP
20220.96 % of GDP
2021-8.39 % of GDP
2020-11.8 % of GDP
2019-3.72 % of GDP
2018-5.89 % of GDP
2017-10.5 % of GDP
2016-9.84 % of GDP
2015-7.37 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.