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Trinidad and Tobago

TT

Port of Spain · pop. 1M · English · Trinidad and Tobago dollar

Trajectories

economic complexity

#78

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #66 in 1995.

2024 · 0.06

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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19950.22
19960.17−0.05 pts
19970.22+0.05 pts
1998high0.27+0.06 pts
19990.23−0.04 pts
20000.06−0.17 pts
20010.23+0.17 pts
20020.01−0.22 pts
20030.07+0.05 pts
20040.05−0.01 pts
20050.13+0.08 pts
20060.06−0.07 pts
2007−0.17−0.23 pts
2008−0.25−0.08 pts
2009−0.21+0.04 pts
2010−0.20+0.01 pts
2011−0.17+0.03 pts
2012−0.15+0.02 pts
2013−0.16−0.01 pts
2014low−0.35−0.18 pts
2015−0.27+0.07 pts
2016−0.08+0.20 pts
2017−0.080 pts
2018−0.07+0.01 pts
20190.06+0.13 pts
20200.05−0.01 pts
2021−0.03−0.07 pts
2022−0.26−0.23 pts
20230.07+0.33 pts
2024latest0.06−0.01 pts

economic momentum

$18.7K

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $18.7K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$4,047
1991$4,205+3.9%
1992$4,277+1.7%
1993low$3,647−14.7%
1994$3,840+5.3%
1995$4,115+7.2%
1996$4,427+7.6%
1997$4,394−0.8%
1998$4,613+5.0%
1999$5,179+12.3%
2000$6,179+19.3%
2001$6,657+7.7%
2002$6,763+1.6%
2003$8,445+24.9%
2004$9,871+16.9%
2005$12.3K+25.1%
2006$14.2K+14.6%
2007$16.6K+17.3%
2008$21.3K+28.3%
2009$14.6K−31.3%
2010$16.8K+14.9%
2011$19.2K+13.9%
2012$20.3K+6.2%
2013$21.3K+4.8%
2014high$21.9K+2.8%
2015$19.9K−9.2%
2016$17.4K−12.3%
2017$17.6K+0.7%
2018$17.6K0.0%
2019$17.2K−2.0%
2020$15.3K−11.2%
2021$17.7K+15.9%
2022$20.8K+17.2%
2023$18.3K−11.8%
2024latest$18.7K+2.3%

prices

0.5%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 0.5%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
199011.1%
19913.8%−7.28 pts
19926.4%+2.66 pts
199310.8%+4.40 pts
19948.8%−2.02 pts
19955.2%−3.63 pts
19963.4%−1.78 pts
19973.6%+0.22 pts
19985.6%+1.99 pts
19993.4%−2.17 pts
20003.6%+0.12 pts
20015.5%+1.98 pts
20024.2%−1.39 pts
20033.8%−0.34 pts
20043.7%−0.09 pts
20056.9%+3.15 pts
20068.3%+1.46 pts
20077.9%−0.44 pts
2008high12.0%+4.14 pts
20097.0%−5.05 pts
201010.5%+3.57 pts
20115.1%−5.44 pts
20129.3%+4.15 pts
20135.2%−4.06 pts
20145.7%+0.48 pts
20154.7%−1.02 pts
20163.1%−1.59 pts
20171.9%−1.19 pts
20181.0%−0.86 pts
20191.0%−0.02 pts
20200.6%−0.40 pts
20212.1%+1.46 pts
20225.8%+3.77 pts
20234.6%−1.20 pts
2024latest0.5%−4.10 pts

demographic curve

1.5 children per woman

Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it. Fell from 3.1 in 1980.

2024 · 1.5

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
1960high5.4
19615.40.0%
19625.4−0.9%
19635.2−2.2%
19645.1−3.1%
19654.9−4.0%
19664.6−5.3%
19674.3−5.8%
19684.1−5.6%
19693.9−6.1%
19703.7−3.8%
19713.6−2.6%
19723.6−1.7%
19733.5−2.4%
19743.3−4.2%
19753.2−3.2%
19763.1−2.4%
19773.1−0.5%
19783.1+0.3%
19793.1−0.1%
19803.1+0.6%
19813.1−0.4%
19823.1−0.8%
19833.1−1.2%
19843.0−1.7%
19853.0−1.0%
19862.9−2.8%
19872.8−4.4%
19882.6−4.6%
19892.5−4.5%
19902.4−5.2%
19912.3−4.3%
19922.2−3.4%
19932.1−3.8%
19942.1−3.1%
19952.0−4.7%
19961.9−3.7%
19971.8−3.3%
19981.8−2.6%
19991.8−1.3%
20001.7−1.6%
20011.7−1.6%
20021.7−1.9%
20031.6−1.4%
20041.6−1.3%
20051.6−0.1%
20061.6−0.1%
20071.6−0.1%
20081.6−0.3%
20091.6+0.1%
20101.6−0.2%
20111.6−0.2%
20121.6−0.1%
20131.6−0.4%
20141.6−0.1%
20151.6−0.2%
20161.6+0.2%
20171.6−0.4%
20181.6−0.4%
20191.6−0.6%
20201.6−0.4%
20211.6−0.8%
20221.5−1.0%
2023low1.5−0.8%
2024latest1.5+0.3%

Metrics

  1. population
    1M
    157 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $25B
    112 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $18,308
    51 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $243M
    120 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.0%
    115 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    5K km²
    174 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    200 /km²
    31 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    73.5 yr
    91 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    85%
    71 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    19.6 t
    4 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    54%
    113 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.5
    126 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    7.5%
    60 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    0.8%
    104 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    113 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    493
    72 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    246
    114 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    0%
    152 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    40
    106 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    8%
    47 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    97%
    29 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.67
    32 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    41
    73 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    21.6
    29 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.807
    61 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data