Trinidad and Tobago

Region

Americas · Caribbean

Capital

Port of Spain

Population

1,367,764 (2025)

Government

parliamentary republic

Currency

Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)

Official languages

English

Spoken languages

English (official), Trinidadian Creole English, Tobagonian Creole English, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Trinidadian Creole French, Spanish, Chinese

Written scripts

Latin

Area

5,130 km²

Coastline

Coastal

UN member

Yes

Affiliations

CARICOM, IMF, WCO, WTO

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports

natural gas, alcohols, ammonia, crude petroleum, iron reductions (2023)

Key imports

railway cargo containers, refined petroleum, cars, iron ore, excavation machinery (2023)

Natural resources

petroleum, natural gas, asphalt

Primary route

U.S. Gulf and East Coast services, with Caribbean transshipment hubs (Kingston, Caucedo, Freeport)

Secondary route

Panama Canal connections to Asia-Pacific markets

Trade research

• WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
• World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
• OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
• ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
• CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure