Gender Development Index (GDI) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.992 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.992. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.992 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.92, in 1990.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 44th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.92 | — |
| 1991 | 0.936 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.937 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.943 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.94 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.951 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.942 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.951 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.947 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.953 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.957 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.966 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.973 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.978 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.974 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.972 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.976 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.978 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.98 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.982 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.983 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.986 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.988 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.99 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.991 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.989 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.99 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.989 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.99 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.992 | +0.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.992 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.988, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.992 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.992, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9403 | 0.92 | 0.951 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9693 | 0.953 | 0.978 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9868 | 0.98 | 0.991 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9907 | 0.99 | 0.992 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More gender data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 243.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,269 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,269 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2433 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Gender development index in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.992 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.992 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for gender development index?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 44th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.