Trinidad & Tobago

Military share of state spending in Trinidad & Tobago

Military share of state spending in Trinidad & Tobago: 1.6% of government spending in 1992 and 2.5% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.5% of government spending
Since 1992
+0.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025
125 of 150
counting from the highest
Watch it change on the map

% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in Trinidad & TobagoMilitary share of state spending in Trinidad & Tobago: 1.6% of government spending in 1992 and 2.5% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 5% of government spending in 2019, the lowest 0.6% of government spending in 2000.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 5% of government spending in 2019, the lowest 0.6% of government spending in 2000.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearTrinidad & Tobago
20252.5
20242.9
20232.9
20222.8
20212.8
20202.3
20195
20182.3
20172.8
20162.9
20153.6
20142.2
20132
20122.7
20111.9
20101.9
20091.7
20081.7
20072.3
20062.1
20052.7
20042.8
20032.7
20020.9
20010.7
20000.6
19941.9
19931.9
19921.6

Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Trinidad & Tobago in numbers

Every measure for Trinidad & Tobago on one page

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment

Other places nearby