CFI Data on Trinidad and Tobago


Trinidad and Tobago (orthographic projection)

We offer a data-driven country report for Trinidad and Tobago that explores inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of The Economist) which gives a rough idea of purchasing power parity. Other authoritative sources include The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, The World Bank, and The International Money Fund. Visit us regularly for updates and new sources of key economic information on Trinidad and Tobago.



Trade agreement information for Trinidad and Tobago


Does Trinidad and Tobago belong to any economic unions or free trade areas?

Member of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) since 01/01/2006

Other members:

Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname


Which trade deals does Trinidad and Tobago have through its membership of the CSME?

CARIFORUM - UK economic partnership agreement (from 01/01/2021)



What bilateral trade deals are there between Trinidad and Tobago and other countries and economic unions?

None


Trade between Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom

Source: UK Office for National Statistics, October 2019.

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Its population in 2018 was 1,372,598 [1]

In 2015, 0.28% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]

In 2018, its GDP grew by 0.70% [2]

In 2018 it had a positive Current
Account Balance of US$bn2.48 [3]

Its unemployment rate in 2018 was 4.98% [3]

Its Expenditure on R&D (as a percentage of
GDP) in 2016 was 0.09% [2]


Data sources

1 UNCTAD

2 World Bank

3 IMF World Economic Outlook Database

4 The Economist