Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 17.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Trinidad and Tobago, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid assets to short term liabilities in Trinidad and Tobago is 17.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 36.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 143rd of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.5% | — |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -15.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 17.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.4%, 40% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 17.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47.5%, 36% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 23.2% | 32.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 23.5% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 17.3% | 27.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More development goals data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Red List Index 0.7554 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 32.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,281 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Trinidad and Tobago was 17.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 143rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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