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Trinidad and Tobago · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Trinidad and Tobago

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Port-of-Spain High income Nation age 50 years (since 1976) i TTO · TT
NationsTree Index 2025 i41.3125th of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.0 msee ranking Military strength i18percentile
Population i1.4 m156th of 217 Area i5,128 km²169th of 216 GDP i$25.94 bn122nd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$50.77 bn intl.134th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$37,121 intl.69th of 199 Life expectancy i73.6 years121st of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i53
Strength · trunk i23
Quality of life · crown i45
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i53
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i15
CSV

In short

Trinidad and Tobago is 125th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 41.3 out of 100; its tree is 4.0 m tall.

It has 1.4 million people and an economy of $50.77 bn at purchasing power parity, 134th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Physicians (27th of 174) and Inflation (36th of 180).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (198th of 203), R&D spending (106th of 110) and Homicide rate (138th of 145).

Over five years it fell from 102nd to 125th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 5,128 169th/216
Land area ikm² 5,128 168th/216
Population ipeople 1.4 m 156th/217
Population growth i% -0.04% 171st/217
Population density ipeople/km² 266.8 47th/216
Urban population i% 54.0% 146th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.5% 149th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 12.9% 76th/217

Economy

45
GDP iUSD $25.94 bn 122nd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $50.77 bn 134th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $43.39 bn 134th/199
GDP per person iUSD $18,967 80th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $37,121 69th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $18,550 71st/201
GDP growth i% -0.8% 199th/210
Inflation i% 1.0% 36th/180
Unemployment i% 3.3% 54th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 15.9%2007
General government gross debt i% of GDP 84.0% 151st/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -5.4% 157th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.8% 174th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 34.6% 34th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 14.4% 50th/192
Services i% of GDP 59.2% 92nd/200

Trade

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Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 32.6% 30th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 58.5% 58th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 7.9% 124th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.7% 143rd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.2% 158th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 5.0% 35th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP -3.1% 191st/196

Natural resources

63
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 7.9% 55th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 2.71% 34th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 5.09% 14th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.05% 127th/209
Arable land i% of land area 5.8% 129th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 2,812 87th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 141,000 159th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $151.0 m 135th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.3% 122nd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 273,0002010

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 73.6 121st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 18.8 121st/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.16 27th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.4 79th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 92% 86th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 71.9% 81st/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 95.7% 78th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 18.6% 80th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.5% 74th/193
Adult literacy i% 96.9%1990
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 23.8% 113th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.807 72nd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 40.21992
Extreme poverty i% of population 3.2%1992

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 69.4% 88th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 38.0% 99th/144
Internet users i% of population 82.2% 94th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 119 93rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 27.0 71st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 2.0 m 81st/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 19.58 198th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 0.5% 198th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 13.8 73rd/200
Forest area i% of land area 44.2% 68th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 10,506 3rd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 57.1 84th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 41.2 120th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 52.9 122nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 73.8 81st/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 52.4 111th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 67.7 68th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 40.4 138th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $229.9 m 122nd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.9% 118th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 2.5% 129th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 5,000 147th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.77% 89th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 32.0 m 75th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.05% 106th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 3 118th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 246 121st/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Trinidad and Tobago — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/trinidad-and-tobago. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Trinidad and Tobago — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/trinidad-and-tobago. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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