Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local was 168.3 million SLC in 2024. ▼ Falling
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — value standard local in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 168.3 million SLC.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 155.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — value standard local in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 362.5 million SLC in 1998 and was at its lowest, 65.8 million SLC, in 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 104th of 118 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 123.8 million SLC | — |
| 1992 | 116.7 million SLC | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 151.9 million SLC | +30.2% |
| 1994 | 98 million SLC | -35.5% |
| 1995 | 211.9 million SLC | +116.2% |
| 1996 | 247.8 million SLC | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 293 million SLC | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 362.5 million SLC | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 351.8 million SLC | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 119.9 million SLC | -65.9% |
| 2001 | 172.5 million SLC | +43.9% |
| 2002 | 270.9 million SLC | +57.0% |
| 2003 | 145.9 million SLC | -46.1% |
| 2004 | 115.8 million SLC | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 92.1 million SLC | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 66.2 million SLC | -28.1% |
| 2007 | 83.9 million SLC | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 141 million SLC | +68.1% |
| 2009 | 125.3 million SLC | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 96.9 million SLC | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 95.4 million SLC | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 90.8 million SLC | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 91.1 million SLC | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.8 million SLC | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 73.3 million SLC | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 83.1 million SLC | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 151.1 million SLC | +81.8% |
| 2018 | 201.2 million SLC | +33.2% |
| 2019 | 200.5 million SLC | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 160.6 million SLC | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 158.1 million SLC | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 167 million SLC | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 188 million SLC | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 168.3 million SLC | -10.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 168.3 million SLC is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,245 million SLC, 5% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 168.3 million SLC is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,282 million SLC, 13% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 217.49 million SLC | 98 million SLC | 362.5 million SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 133.35 million SLC | 66.2 million SLC | 270.9 million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.92 million SLC | 65.8 million SLC | 201.2 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 168.4 million SLC | 158.1 million SLC | 188 million SLC | 5 |
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More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 689,606 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 927 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1,184 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 18.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — value standard local in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — value standard local in Trinidad and Tobago was 168.3 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — value standard local recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 362.5 million SLC in 1998.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — value standard local recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8 million SLC in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — value standard local?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 104th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — value standard local rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.