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Trinidad and Tobago

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Capital
Port of Spain
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Income group
High income
Population
1.4M (2025)
Area
5,130 km²
Currency
Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago85 % coverage · 214 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
157th of 218 · 23rd in Latin America
GDP
121st of 187 · 21st in Latin America
GDP per capita
61st of 187 · 10th in Latin America
GDP growth
181st of 187 · 31st in Latin America
Inflation
37th of 177 · 9th in Latin America
Unemployment
55th of 185 · 8th in Latin America
Life expectancy
121st of 217 · 30th in Latin America
Median age
72nd of 216 · 12th in Latin America
Gross debt / GDP
80th of 94 · 17th in Latin America
CO₂ per capita
208th of 212 · 41st in Latin America
Renewable electricity
186th of 193 · 35th in Latin America
Internet users
91st of 182 · 11th in Latin America

What changed in Trinidad and Tobago

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

  1. Sharp rise2024Major
    Tertiary enrolment rose 12.0 points to 23.8 % in 2024 (largest rise on record).
  2. Record high2023Major
    Median age reached a record high of 36.7 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
  3. Record high2024Major
    Tertiary enrolment reached a record high of 23.8 % in 2024 (series since 1971).
  4. Sharp drop2025Major
    Women in parliament fell 4.8 points to 23.8 % in 2025 (largest drop on record).
  5. Sharp drop2025Major
    FDI outflows fell 3.6 points to -1.5 % in 2025 (largest drop since 2000).
  6. Reversal2025Major
    GDP growth turned negative in 2025 (-0.8 %, after 2.5 % in 2024).
  7. Sharp rise2024Major
    Access to electricity (% of population) rose 1.3 points to 100.0 % in 2024 (largest rise since 2012).
  8. Sharp rise2024Major
    Migrant stock rose 2.2 points to 7.5 % in 2024 (largest rise on record).

Countries similar to Trinidad and Tobago

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Kosovo70
  2. 2New Caledonia65
  3. 3Serbia61
  4. 4Brunei61
  5. 5Kazakhstan60
  6. 6Mongolia60
  7. 7Mauritius60
  8. 8Seychelles60

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

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Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

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Languages: English

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Trinidad and Tobago by topic

19 topics · 248 indicators with data.