Trinidad and Tobago recorded a total of 141,000 tourists in 2020, ranking 165th in the world in absolute terms.
That smaller countries regularly perform lower in a comparison of the absolute number of guests, is obvious. By putting the tourist numbers in relation to the population of Trinidad and Tobago, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.092 tourists per resident, Trinidad and Tobago ranked 125th in the world. In Caribbean, it ranked 20th.
In 2020, Trinidad and Tobago generated around 151.00 million US dollars in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 0.62 percent of its the gross domestic product and approximately 2 percent of all international tourism receipts in Caribbean.
On average, each of the tourists arriving in 2020 spent about 1,017 US dollars.
Development of the tourism sector in Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2020
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Trinidad and Tobago each year. Anyone who spends at least one night in the country but does not live there for more than 12 months is considered a tourist. Insofar as the survey included the purpose of the trip, business trips and other non-tourism travel purposes have already been excluded. The number of people passing through within the same day, and e.g., crew members of ships or flights are also not considered tourists in most countries. If the same person travels in and out more than once within the same year, each visit counts again.
The red line represents the average of all 21 countries in Caribbean.
Revenues from tourism
In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 232.00 million USD, or about 4.4 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 282,000 tourists at that time and roughly 823 USD per person. Within 25 years, the country's dependence on tourism has decreased substantially. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales were $481.00 million billion, 2.0 percent of gross national product. Thus, each visitor spent an average of $1,002 on their vacation in Trinidad and Tobago.
In 2020, tourist receipts plummeted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the $481.00 million billion (2019), only $151.00 million billion remained. This is a 69 percent decrease in Trinidad and Tobago.
All data for Trinidad and Tobago in detail
Year
Number of tourists
Receipts
% of GNP
Receipts per tourist
2020
141,000
151.00 m $
0.72 %
1,071 $
2019
480,000
481.00 m $
2.0 %
1,002 $
2018
501,000
541.00 m $
2.2 %
1,080 $
2017
465,000
717.00 m $
3.0 %
1,542 $
2016
492,000
708.00 m $
3.0 %
1,439 $
2015
519,000
809.00 m $
3.0 %
1,559 $
2014
455,000
875.00 m $
3.2 %
1,923 $
2013
467,000
856.00 m $
3.1 %
1,833 $
2012
504,000
852.00 m $
3.3 %
1,690 $
2011
491,000
650.00 m $
2.6 %
1,324 $
2010
490,000
630.00 m $
2.8 %
1,286 $
2009
534,000
548.00 m $
2.9 %
1,026 $
2008
482,000
557.00 m $
2.0 %
1,156 $
2007
531,000
621.00 m $
2.9 %
1,169 $
2006
534,000
517.00 m $
2.8 %
968 $
2005
529,000
593.00 m $
3.7 %
1,121 $
2004
501,000
568.00 m $
4.3 %
1,134 $
2003
474,000
437.00 m $
3.9 %
922 $
2002
451,000
402.00 m $
4.5 %
891 $
2001
468,000
361.00 m $
4.1 %
771 $
2000
503,000
371.00 m $
4.5 %
738 $
1999
421,000
365.00 m $
5.4 %
867 $
1998
377,000
356.00 m $
5.9 %
944 $
1997
360,000
344.00 m $
6.0 %
956 $
1996
317,000
262.00 m $
4.5 %
826 $
1995
282,000
232.00 m $
4.4 %
823 $
Our data on tourist numbers, revenues and expenditures are based on information from the World Tourism Organization. However, to ensure international comparability, the data for some years or countries were manually researched and corrected if they obviously included visitors without overnight stays. In these cases, the data were taken from the official communications of the respective national tourism authorities.
The World Tourism Organization additionally points out that in some countries, the number of tourists is only counted at airports, while in others they are also counted at border crossings or even hotels. A comprehensive and reliable indication is therefore hardly possible in any country.
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