Trinidad and Tobago: Statistical Overview

Capital: Port-of-Spain

Population

Total Population: 1,368,333

Natural Increase: 0.1%

Density: 266 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 53.6%

Ethnic Origins: Indians (South Asians) 38%, Africans 36%, mixed 24% and the remaining 2% belong to other ethnic groups. (Central Statistical Office)

Official Language: English

Other Languages Spoken: Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Creole, Spanish, Chinese

Business Language(s): English

Literacy Rate: 98.4%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Port of Spain

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD)

Country Overview

Area: 5,130 km²

Type of State: Parliamentary republic.

Type of Economy: High income, economy dependent on oil and natural gas, with a developed industrial sector..
Trinidad and Tobago's economy is experiencing moderate growth, driven primarily by the oil and gas sector, although the need to diversify the economy persists.

HDI*: 0.807/1

HDI (World Rank): 71/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Trinidad and Tobago, dial 00
To call Trinidad and Tobago, dial +868

Internet Suffix: .tt

Households with a computer: 59.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 21.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 84.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 98.7% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Imports of Goods (million USD)	4,876	5,760	6,233	9,156	9,043
Exports of Goods (million USD)	5,519	8,620	13,286	7,863	8,702
Imports of Services (million USD)	1,714	2,229	3,441	2,559	2,613
Exports of Services (million USD)	421	444	883	1,151	1,243

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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