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Trinidad and Tobago
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Quick facts
- Capital
- Port of Spain
- Population
- 1.2 m
- Area
- 5,130 km²
- Region
- Caribbean
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Trinidad and Tobago dollar ($)
- Demonym
- Trinidadian
- UN member
- Yes
How Trinidad and Tobago compares
Economy size$26 B
112th of 179 worldwide · 4th of 7 in Caribbean
Income per person$18,733
55th of 179 worldwide · 3rd of 7 in Caribbean
Life expectancy73.6 yrs
96th of 179 worldwide · 5th of 7 in Caribbean
Internet access82.2%
86th of 179 worldwide · 5th of 7 in Caribbean
Military spending$235 M
122nd of 163 worldwide · 3rd of 5 in Caribbean
Highlights
GDP
$26 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$18,733
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
73.6 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
0.1%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
493
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
7.9%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the Carib and Arawak peoples and the long Spanish neglect of Trinidad to French planters, British conquest, indentured Indian labour, the birth of the steelpan, and an oil-rich republic.
Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.