ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ict goods imports in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 2.5%.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 5.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2013.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 145th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -49.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +83.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -37.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +13.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 40% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.0%, 61% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More infrastructure data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,734 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2176 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,734 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.31 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Ict goods imports in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.5% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for ict goods imports?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).