Refugees
29,102refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
1,280from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago has 1.4 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $26 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the maize it uses (FAOSTAT, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 1.4 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$25.9billion120th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population1.4million156th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$18,96760th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP0.9% of GDP113th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person22.9t5th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Trinidad and Tobago imports all of the maize it uses; it exports oil.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Exporter | Exports 62% of what it producesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025; Trinidad and Tobago → United States from EIA’s US crude oil imports | China, United States, Peru (buyers) |
| Natural gas | Exporter | Exports 39% of what it produces PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025 | Chile, South Korea, Canada (buyers) |
| Wheat | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Maize | Imports most | Imports all of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | United States, Brazil |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports 98% of the rice it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Guyana, Brazil |
| Soybeans | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Germany, Dominican Republic, Türkiye |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Australia, 100% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | Australia |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 43% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | China, United States, Germany |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilExporter
Exports 62% of what it produces
Main partners: China, United States, Peru (buyers)
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025; Trinidad and Tobago → United States from EIA’s US crude oil imports
- Natural gasExporter
Exports 39% of what it produces Preliminary
Main partners: Chile, South Korea, Canada (buyers)
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025
- Wheat
Not reported by this source
- MaizeImports most
Imports all of the maize it uses
Main partners: United States, Brazil
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports 98% of the rice it uses
Main partners: Guyana, Brazil
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- Soybeans
Not reported by this source
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Germany, Dominican Republic, Türkiye
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Australia, 100% of imports
Main partners: Australia
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 43% of imports
Main partners: China, United States, Germany
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Trinidad and Tobago’s economy produced $26 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth−0.8%2025 · 180th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation1.0%2025 · 135th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment3.3%2025 · 128th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$5.60billion2024 · 91st of 164 · World Bank
Foreign investment in−US$794million2025 · 189th of 200 · World Bank
People
Trinidad and Tobago had 1.4 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Trinidad and Tobago’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.532023 · 163rd of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age36.72023 · 86th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over13%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Trinidad and Tobago emitted 34.6 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions35Mt2024 · 67th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person22.9t2024 · 5th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17501,711Mt2024 · 73rd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Trinidad and Tobago.
Sanctions
2entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 1 and EU 1
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$686millioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
1publicly known incidents affecting Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
47 measures on this site have a recent figure for Trinidad and Tobago.
| GDP | $26 bn | 2025 | 120th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $18,967 | 2025 | 60th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | −0.8% | 2025 | 180th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 1.0% | 2025 | 135th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | Estimate | 2025 | 39th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | Estimate | 2025 | 161st of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | 5.0% | 2025 | 37th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 3.3% | 2025 | 128th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $5.6 bn | 2024 | 91st of 164 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | −$794 m | 2025 | 189th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 0.8% | 2024 | 111th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 1.4 m | 2025 | 156th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 1.5 m | 2023 | 155th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.53 | 2023 | 163rd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 36.7 | 2023 | 86th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 73.5 | 2023 | 137th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 1,280 | 2025 | 122nd of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 29,102 | 2025 | 91st of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 21.3 | 2025 | 32nd of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 51 kb/d | 2025 | 53rd of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 27 kb/d | 2024 | 131st of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 28th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 15.5 bcm | 2024 | 42nd of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 10 TWh | 2024 | 109th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 0.1% | 2024 | 187th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 0.1% | 2024 | 175th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 118th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 163rd of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 94th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 111th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 122nd of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 131st of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.00 Mt | 2024 | 135th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.00 Mt | 2024 | 141st of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 35 Mt | 2024 | 67th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 22.9 t | 2024 | 5th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 1,711 Mt | 2024 | 73rd of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | −37% | 2023 | 118th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water from abroad | 0% | 2023 | 125th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 0.9% | 2025 | 113th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $230 m | 2025 | 116th of 150 | World Bank |
| People using the internet | 82% | 2024 | 91st of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $33 m | 2024 | 124th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 2.7% | 2024 | 118th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 2 | 2026 | 155th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $2 m | 2021 | 109th of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, Soybean imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseDependencies at a glance
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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