Trinidad and Tobago: Net domestic credit (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Trinidad and Tobago's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 10.7 billion on 2024 (from 110.92 billion to 121.62 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.38 billion and a typical year strayed about 5.97 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21.43 billion in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.62 billion in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 5.87 billion a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 135.99 billion for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 6.35 billion, against 18.36 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Trinidad and Tobago had the 75th highest value of the 104 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Trinidad and Tobago in the 2025 ranking

• Zambia — 71st of 104: 172.45 billion
• Macao SAR, China — 72nd of 104: 171.42 billion
• Tunisia — 73rd of 104: 166.69 billion
• Botswana — 75th of 104: 119.01 billion
• Moldova — 76th of 104: 110.06 billion
• Maldives — 77th of 104: 93.34 billion

What this measures

Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 66 values

Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 2.98 billion (2025)
• Argentina — 331.64 trillion (2025)
• Aruba — 4.03 billion (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 10.95 billion (2024)
• Barbados — 12.13 billion (2023)
• Belize — 4.15 billion (2025)
• Bolivia — 414.59 billion (2025)
• Brazil — 17.82 trillion (2025)
• Chile — 279.46 trillion (2025)
• Colombia — 970.94 trillion (2025)
• Costa Rica

More financial sector data for Trinidad and Tobago

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 50.29% (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 55.7 billion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 50.36% (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 130.12 billion (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 74.32% (2025)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 3.59 (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 165.25 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 0.99% (2025)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 12.34% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Trinidad and Tobago's net domestic credit (current LCU)?

121.62 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 182,517% from 66.6 million in 1960 (12.25% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 121.62 billion in 2025 and the lowest -1.46 billion in 1980.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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