General profile: Trinidad and Tobago

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
1.526 Millions
6.759 TTD/US$
21 291 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 5 130 km²
1.10 %
-1.45 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+56.2 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
9 942
10 982
10 748
8 619
Merchandise imports
5 694
6 480
9 233
5 763
Merchandise trade balance
4 248
4 502
1 515
2 856
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
1 %1 %59 %59 %35 %35 %5 %5 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
3 2643753633372953 264375363337295
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
897
874
1 125
343
Services imports
545
389
2 915
2 081
Services trade balance
352
485
-1 790
-1 738
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
24.0
25.5
34.2
28.3
Travel
50.5
51.4
47.2
16.2
Other services
25.5
23.0
18.5
55.5
TRADE INDICES
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61455987807510011113692105938715413115111791816673701157585100958910010810410410292941171041071039188788283
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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-1.5 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
16 037
22 198
25 192
21 291
GDP per capita, current US$
11 714
15 740
17 252
13 956
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
6.21
3.32
1.78
-1.45
Current account balance, % of GDP
24.20
18.80
8.17
11.77
Exchange rate (/US$)
6.300
6.376
6.377
6.759
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
72.617.78.831.430.572.617.78.831.430.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
939.70
549.40
176.83
341.58
FDI outflows
341.00
..
128.34
37.49
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
0.62
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
178.0143.3138.7135.1145.2155.2144.8145.1138.8342-103184-700-471-24177661-1 130-1 904415497092 801830883940998808791835680FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
28.84
23.53
9.56
12.61
Balance, % of imports
73.94
76.02
23.07
31.78
Normalized balance
0.270
0.275
0.103
0.137
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
92627387878692991141161168590105102118107
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 53%Urban 53%Rural 47%Rural 47%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.001 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
9
18
32
28
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
20.50
19.83
15.35
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
577 883
520 825
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.15
0.05
0.09
0.06
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.03
3.07
4.35
2.98
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022