Trinidad and Tobago
Veröffentlicht: 20. June 2022 - Letztes Update: 28. February 2025
Country Data Dashboard
Population
1,408,966
Growth: 0.1% (2024 est.)
GDP
$27.372 billion
(2023 est.)
Area
5,128 sq km
| Government type: | parliamentary republic |
| Capital: | Port of Spain |
| Languages: | English (official), Trinidadian Creole English, Tobagonian Creole English, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Trinidadian Creole French, Spanish, Chinese |
People & Society
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Religion (2011 est.)
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Economy
Economic overview
high-income Caribbean economy; major hydrocarbon exporter; key tourism and finance sectors; high inflation and growing public debt; long foreign currency access delays; large foreign reserves and sovereign wealth fund
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) in Billion $
Real GDP per capita in $
Exports & Imports in billion $
Top 5 Import Partner in 2022 (63%)
Top 5 Import Commodities in 2022
- refined petroleum ⛽
- iron ore ⛓️
- cars 🚗
- plastic products ♻️
- excavation machinery ⚙️
Top 5 Export Partner in 2022 (63%)
Top 5 Export Commodities in 2022
- ammonia 🧪
- natural gas 💨
- crude petroleum 🛢️
- acyclic alcohols 🍶
- fertilizers 💩
Geography
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Natural resources
- petroleum 🛢️
- natural gas 💨
- asphalt 🛣️
Climate
tropical; rainy season (June to December)
Historical Background Information
First colonized by the Spanish, Trinidad and Tobago came under British control in the early 19th century. The emancipation of enslaved people in 1834 disrupted the twin islands' sugar industry. Contract workers arriving from India between 1845 and 1917 augmented the labor force, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export that remains the country's dominant industry. Trinidad and Tobago attained independence in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean, thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. The government is struggling to reverse a surge in violent crime.