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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Trinidad and Tobago: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Trinidad and Tobago is placed 139th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.459 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 32.73 (2025).
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139th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.459GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 32.73Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- -1.219Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 18.18Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Trinidad and Tobago on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.459
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.459. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.823 Dominican Republic
32.73
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 120th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Trinidad and Tobago: 32.73. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Caribbean
- 43.73 Dominican Republic
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
-1.219
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Trinidad and Tobago: -1.219. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.601 Cuba
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
18.18
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Trinidad and Tobago: 18.18. Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Caribbean
- 29.34 Dominica
02Over time
Which way Trinidad and Tobago is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
Trinidad and TobagoWorld median
Trinidad and Tobago fell from 41.24 in 2020 to 32.73 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Trinidad and Tobago World median 2025 32.7 40.2 2024 40.1 43.3 2023 39.4 41.4 2022 36.2 40.3 2021 40.8 44.1 2020 41.2 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
Trinidad and TobagoWorld median
Trinidad and Tobago rose from -1.23 in 2000 to -1.219 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Trinidad and Tobago World median 2025 -1.22 0.20 2024 -1.22 0.11 2023 -1.02 0.14 2022 -1.02 0.16 2021 -0.81 0.12 2020 -1.31 0.12 2019 -1.31 0.10 2018 -1.31 -0.05 2017 -1.31 -0.08 2016 -1.31 -0.10 2015 -1.31 -0.17 2014 -1.31 -0.21 2013 -1.31 -0.21 2012 -1.31 -0.25 2011 -1.31 -0.32 2010 -1.31 -0.31 2009 -1.31 -0.50 2008 -1.31 -0.51 2007 -1.23 -0.51 2006 -1.23 -0.55 2005 -1.23 -0.55 2004 -1.23 -0.55 2003 -1.23 -0.55 2002 -1.23 -0.51 2001 -1.23 -0.51 2000 -1.23 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
Trinidad and TobagoWorld median
Trinidad and Tobago fell from 19.98 in 2010 to 18.18 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Trinidad and Tobago World median 2024 18.2 25.42 2023 20.1 26.03 2022 23.8 26.04 2021 40.1 29.80 2020 30.3 29.47 2019 16.5 18.36 2018 12.7 20.09 2017 9.8 18.32 2016 8.8 18.15 2015 8.1 19.57 2014 8.5 21.00 2013 7.7 20.50 2012 13.6 19.56 2011 12.2 19.21 2010 20.0 19.88
03In context
Trinidad and Tobago beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Trinidad and Tobago and Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dominican Republic | 92nd | 0.823 | 43.73 | 0.27 | 9.257 |
 Cuba | =106th | 0.432 | 27.92 | 0.601 | — |
 Jamaica | 125th | 0.543 | 40.09 | -0.104 | 5.27 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 139th | 0.459 | 32.73 | -1.219 | 18.18 |
 Dominica | 145th | 0.322 | 19.76 | — | 29.34 |
 Bahamas | =150th | 0.502 | 31.18 | — | 3.072 |
 Barbados | 157th | 0.318 | 23.33 | -0.322 | — |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 168th | 0.194 | 25.04 | — | 7.61 |
 Saint Lucia | 170th | 0.353 | 26.66 | — | 1.991 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | =174th | 0.339 | 21.5 | — | 5.263 |
 Haiti | =178th | 0.138 | 14.94 | -2.507 | 23.95 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 180th | 0.288 | 20.85 | — | 5.979 |
 Grenada | 187th | 0.306 | 19.36 | — | 4.172 |
 Anguilla | not placed | — | — | — | 3.882 |
 Aruba | not placed | — | — | — | 4.048 |
 British Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | — | — | — | 19.4 |
 Montserrat | not placed | — | — | — | 12.34 |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | — | — | — | 7.116 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
- Dominican Republic92nd
- Cuba=106th
- Jamaica125th
- Trinidad and Tobago139th
- Dominica145th
- Bahamas=150th
- Barbados157th
- Antigua and Barbuda168th
- Saint Lucia170th
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines=174th
- Haiti=178th
- Saint Kitts and Nevis180th
- Grenada187th
- Anguillanot placed
- Arubanot placed
- British Virgin Islandsnot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Trinidad and Tobago in the topic’s list.
Honduras136th
Fiji137th
Zimbabwe138th- Trinidad and Tobago139th
Bolivia140th
Iraq141st
Papua New Guinea142nd
04Context, no vote
Where Trinidad and Tobago is ahead of the world, and behind
18 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Trinidad and Tobago does better than the middle country measured.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.921.023▲ Improved since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.92 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 6th of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5051.8160.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.816 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 27th of 176 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 100 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1140.989-0.114No real change since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.989 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 46th of 176 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7882.0478.78No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 82.04 · world median 78.78 · Adults whose main mobile phone is a smartphone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.663 to 97.36; higher is better.
Position 61st of 140 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0586.0183.05No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 86.01 · world median 83.05 · Adults who used the internet in the past three months (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 11.06 to 99.12; higher is better.
Position 64th of 140 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6891.8291.68No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 91.82 · world median 91.68 · Adults who own a mobile phone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 45.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 69th of 140 · derived.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Trinidad and Tobago does worse than the middle country measured.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.4830.485▲ Improved since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.483 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 86th of 170 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3535.3832.35No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 35.38 · world median 32.35 · Firms that experienced internet outages or slow-downs (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.735 to 82.39; lower is better.
Position 71st of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3956.5562.39No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 56.55 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 112th of 181 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2234.764.22No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 34.7 · world median 64.22 · Payments made electronically in a typical month, excluding payroll and payments to government (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 2.172 to 99.91; higher is better.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4742.6597.474▲ Improved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 2.659 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 90th of 118 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.080.975▲ Improved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.08 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 97th of 119 · derived.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.961.050.96No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.05 · world median 0.96 · Claude usage index (1 = in proportion to working-age population). Anthropic, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 6.4.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,67041,84584,670No real change since 2020
Trinidad and Tobago: 41,845 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,45449,008141,454Moved since 2020
Trinidad and Tobago: 49,008 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6013.9755.601Moved since 2019
Trinidad and Tobago: 3.975 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
GitHub Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,71427,655148,714Moved since 2020
Trinidad and Tobago: 27,655 · world median 148,714 · Git pushes during the quarter. GitHub, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,967 to 40,768,192.
No current reading for Trinidad and Tobago
AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index and Made or Received a Digital Payment (last 2017). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Trinidad and Tobago’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Trinidad and Tobago’s 12th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Security16th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties54th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience63rd of 1933/4 keys
- Work & Labour68th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions77th of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 75th of 1834/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 77th of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 85th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 80th of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge93rd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing127th of 2003/4 keys
- Digital & Technology139th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade141st of 1774/4 keys
- Energyjoint 150th of 1653/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability175th of 1862/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Trinidad and Tobago can most readily be measured against.
=1
EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
=1
South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Brazil4th4/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Dominican Republic92nd4/4 keysThis page
Trinidad and Tobago139th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Trinidad and Tobago on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank on digital & technology?
Trinidad and Tobago is placed 139th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity and Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Trinidad and Tobago?
0.459 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Trinidad and Tobago?
32.73 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How have Trinidad and Tobago’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 41.24 in 2020 to 32.73 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.23 in 2000 to -1.219 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports fell from 19.98 in 2010 to 18.18 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Trinidad and Tobago?
No current reading is published for Trinidad and Tobago on AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index and Made or Received a Digital Payment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 18 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Trinidad and Tobago’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Trinidad and Tobago (banner) — Wikifurn, CC0
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Trinidad and Tobago: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/trinidad-and-tobago/digital