Trinidad & Tobago

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Trinidad and Tobago · TT · TTO · BACI 780 · latest data 2024

Exports

$12.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $12,322 M13.3% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$7.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $7,895 M19.1% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$4.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= $4,427 M

Total trade

$20.2B USD, nominal · 2024

= $20,217 M15.5% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #95 of 225 exporters · top half · #126 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: ±0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Trinidad & Tobago's exports grew from $2.6B in 1995 to $12.3B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $4.4B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Trinidad & Tobago per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$2,569 M	$1,899 M	$670 M	$4,469 M
1996	$2,813 M	$2,522 M	$291 M	$5,335 M
1997	$3,051 M	$3,525 M	−$474 M	$6,577 M
1998	$2,759 M	$3,406 M	−$647 M	$6,165 M
1999	$3,334 M	$2,992 M	$342 M	$6,326 M
2000	$4,560 M	$3,598 M	$962 M	$8,158 M
2001	$5,608 M	$4,305 M	$1,302 M	$9,913 M
2002	$4,632 M	$3,892 M	$740 M	$8,523 M
2003	$7,484 M	$4,279 M	$3,205 M	$11,763 M
2004	$8,620 M	$5,676 M	$2,944 M	$14,296 M
2005	$12,193 M	$5,902 M	$6,291 M	$18,095 M
2006	$15,059 M	$6,816 M	$8,243 M	$21,875 M
2007	$16,995 M	$7,776 M	$9,218 M	$24,771 M
2008	$21,862 M	$9,898 M	$11,964 M	$31,760 M
2009	$13,048 M	$7,212 M	$5,836 M	$20,260 M
2010	$16,143 M	$6,583 M	$9,559 M	$22,726 M
2011	$19,998 M	$10,270 M	$9,728 M	$30,268 M
2012	$21,497 M	$10,079 M	$11,418 M	$31,576 M
2013	$22,314 M	$11,022 M	$11,292 M	$33,337 M
2014	$19,376 M	$8,954 M	$10,422 M	$28,330 M
2015	$14,351 M	$9,750 M	$4,601 M	$24,101 M
2016	$9,527 M	$8,311 M	$1,216 M	$17,838 M
2017	$10,972 M	$7,663 M	$3,309 M	$18,635 M
2018	$13,826 M	$7,533 M	$6,293 M	$21,359 M
2019	$10,874 M	$6,631 M	$4,243 M	$17,506 M
2020	$7,864 M	$5,342 M	$2,521 M	$13,206 M
2021	$11,940 M	$6,095 M	$5,845 M	$18,034 M
2022	$17,795 M	$6,603 M	$11,192 M	$24,398 M
2023	$11,663 M	$7,127 M	$4,537 M	$18,790 M
2024	$12,322 M	$7,895 M	$4,427 M	$20,217 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.1% in 1995 to 0.1% in 2024; export rank #79 → #95.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Trinidad & Tobago per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.05%	0.04%	#79	#98
1996	0.05%	0.05%	#81	#94
1997	0.05%	0.06%	#81	#82
1998	0.05%	0.06%	#81	#88
1999	0.06%	0.05%	#80	#91
2000	0.07%	0.06%	#78	#88
2001	0.09%	0.07%	#74	#84
2002	0.07%	0.06%	#79	#90
2003	0.10%	0.06%	#74	#89
2004	0.09%	0.06%	#75	#87
2005	0.12%	0.06%	#69	#95
2006	0.12%	0.06%	#68	#94
2007	0.12%	0.06%	#68	#95
2008	0.14%	0.06%	#71	#95
2009	0.10%	0.06%	#74	#103
2010	0.11%	0.04%	#74	#110
2011	0.11%	0.06%	#72	#104
2012	0.12%	0.06%	#72	#105
2013	0.12%	0.06%	#72	#101
2014	0.11%	0.05%	#74	#117
2015	0.09%	0.06%	#77	#103
2016	0.06%	0.05%	#89	#108
2017	0.06%	0.04%	#88	#116
2018	0.07%	0.04%	#84	#120
2019	0.06%	0.04%	#91	#124
2020	0.05%	0.03%	#99	#132
2021	0.06%	0.03%	#90	#134
2022	0.07%	0.03%	#82	#134
2023	0.05%	0.03%	#97	#129
2024	0.05%	0.03%	#95	#126

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Trading partners

United States was Trinidad & Tobago's top trading partner in 2024, at 28.7% of total trade; the top five partners covered 48.3%.

Year

Top partner share: 28.7%
Top-5 share: 48.3%
Partners: 192
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.101

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United States $3.4B

Netherlands $635M

Chile $519M

Barbados $455M

Morocco $438M

Guyana $419M

Belgium $419M

United Kingdom $417M

Brazil $412M

China $400M

France $342M

Canada $237M

Germany $208M

India $199M

Japan $137M

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Top partners of Trinidad & Tobago in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	United States	$3,407 M	$2,399 M	$5,806 M	$1,008 M
#2	China	$400 M	$1,075 M	$1,475 M	−$675 M
#3	United Kingdom	$417 M	$443 M	$860 M	−$26 M
#4	Brazil	$412 M	$435 M	$847 M	−$23 M
#5	Netherlands	$635 M	$148 M	$783 M	$488 M
#6	Guyana	$419 M	$190 M	$609 M	$230 M
#7	Chile	$519 M	$42 M	$561 M	$477 M
#8	Belgium	$419 M	$108 M	$527 M	$311 M
#9	Barbados	$455 M	$30 M	$485 M	$425 M
#10	Canada	$237 M	$208 M	$445 M	$28 M
#11	Morocco	$438 M	$5 M	$443 M	$433 M
#12	Japan	$137 M	$301 M	$437 M	−$164 M
#13	France	$342 M	$83 M	$425 M	$259 M
#14	Germany	$208 M	$181 M	$389 M	$26 M
#15	India	$199 M	$164 M	$363 M	$34 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Trinidad & Tobago's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Trinidad & Tobago's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.200 → 0.094, a diversified export base across 155 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Trinidad & Tobago per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.200	0.223	111	107
1996	0.233	0.172	111	111
1997	0.211	0.262	118	113
1998	0.192	0.205	120	127
1999	0.196	0.162	120	127
2000	0.255	0.158	136	138
2001	0.239	0.129	148	138
2002	0.302	0.132	144	149
2003	0.420	0.109	145	156
2004	0.486	0.124	141	145
2005	0.412	0.103	146	153
2006	0.354	0.100	142	158
2007	0.334	0.096	155	164
2008	0.215	0.085	153	162
2009	0.225	0.105	154	160
2010	0.209	0.112	158	166
2011	0.177	0.109	164	169
2012	0.191	0.148	156	172
2013	0.141	0.114	164	176
2014	0.133	0.110	166	180
2015	0.161	0.125	169	175
2016	0.122	0.125	171	191
2017	0.125	0.088	176	171
2018	0.088	0.102	172	172
2019	0.119	0.175	168	181
2020	0.136	0.148	155	182
2021	0.146	0.140	165	183
2022	0.111	0.167	152	188
2023	0.102	0.167	123	99
2024	0.094	0.124	155	179

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