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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Trinidad and Tobago: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Trinidad and Tobago is placed joint 80th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 31,722 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 28.63 (2025).
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joint80th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 31,722GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 28.63Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 0.056Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 74.59Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Trinidad and Tobago on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
31,722
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Trinidad and Tobago: 31,722. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Caribbean
- 48,273 Sint Maarten
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Trinidad and Tobago’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
28.63
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Trinidad and Tobago: 28.63. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Caribbean
- 57.57 Saint Lucia
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.056
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 78th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.056. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.056 Trinidad and Tobago
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
74.59
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Trinidad and Tobago: 74.59. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Caribbean
- 74.59 Trinidad and Tobago
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.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
Trinidad and TobagoWorld median
Trinidad and Tobago rose from 19,638 in 2000 to 31,722 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Trinidad and Tobago World median 2025 31,722 17,265 2024 31,960 18,108 2023 31,197 17,686 2022 30,784 16,933 2021 30,482 16,260 2020 30,721 15,631 2019 33,749 16,761 2018 33,710 16,349 2017 34,096 16,129 2016 35,915 15,512 2015 38,964 14,857 2014 39,249 14,475 2013 37,994 14,681 2012 36,904 14,631 2011 34,770 13,916 2010 35,145 14,101 2009 34,212 13,655 2008 35,825 14,030 2007 34,794 13,755 2006 33,349 12,983 2005 29,536 12,023 2004 26,758 11,608 2003 24,911 11,183 2002 21,877 11,144 2001 20,367 10,907 2000 19,638 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
Trinidad and TobagoWorld median
Trinidad and Tobago fell from 0.064 in 2000 to 0.056 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Trinidad and Tobago World median 2024 0.056 0.1310 2023 0.071 0.0710 2022 -0.255 0.0580 2021 -0.028 0.0010 2020 0.047 0.0470 2019 0.060 0.0300 2018 -0.067 -0.0150 2017 -0.078 0.0080 2016 -0.077 -0.0660 2015 -0.273 -0.0600 2014 -0.346 -0.0190 2013 -0.161 0.0140 2012 -0.152 0.0060 2011 -0.171 -0.0140 2010 -0.203 -0.0020 2009 -0.215 0.0990 2008 -0.254 0.0700 2007 -0.173 -0.0080 2006 0.061 0.0740 2005 0.132 0.0510 2004 0.054 0.0505 2003 0.065 0.0450 2002 0.012 0.0100 2001 0.229 0.0470 2000 0.064 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
Trinidad and TobagoWorld median
Trinidad and Tobago fell from 75.92 in 2011 to 74.59 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Trinidad and Tobago World median 2024 75 73 2021 — 74 2017 81 59 2014 — 52 2011 76 37
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 176 countries on economy & innovation, 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 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saint Lucia | 34th | 24,503 | 57.57 | — | — |
 Dominican Republic | 67th | 24,543 | 53.55 | 0.034 | 64.78 |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 72nd | 30,620 | 33.01 | — | — |
 Grenada | =77th | 18,241 | 39.29 | — | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | =80th | 31,722 | 28.63 | 0.056 | 74.59 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 85th | 19,483 | 35.66 | — | — |
 Jamaica | 93rd | 11,358 | 47.74 | -0.351 | — |
 Barbados | 96th | 22,127 | 26.93 | — | — |
 Haiti | =151st | 2,678 | — | -0.558 | — |
 Anguilla | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Aruba | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Bahamas | not placed | — | 34.24 | — | — |
 British Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cuba | not placed | — | — | -1.048 | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Dominica | not placed | 19,409 | 32.81 | — | — |
 Montserrat | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | 44,603 | — | — | — |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | not placed | 31,428 | 49.32 | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | 48,273 | — | — | — |
 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 176.
- Saint Lucia34th
- Dominican Republic67th
- Antigua and Barbuda72nd
- Grenada=77th
- Trinidad and Tobago=80th
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines85th
- Jamaica93rd
- Barbados96th
- Haiti=151st
- Anguillanot placed
- Arubanot placed
- Bahamasnot placed
- British Virgin Islandsnot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Cubanot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Dominicanot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Kitts and Nevisnot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Trinidad and Tobago in the topic’s list.
- Grenada=77th
Maldives79th
Peru=80th- Trinidad and Tobago=80th
Kenya82nd
Ukraine83rd
Qatar84th
04Context, no vote
Where Trinidad and Tobago is ahead of the world, and behind
42 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, 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 median10
Statistics on which Trinidad and Tobago does better than the middle country measured.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3962.3452.39No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 62.34 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 24th of 169 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.154.0316.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 54.03 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.417.2610.4No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 17.26 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89025,77312,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Trinidad and Tobago: 25,773 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 51st of 166 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48691,76946,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Trinidad and Tobago: 91,769 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 50th of 150 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6751.6446.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Trinidad and Tobago: 51.64 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 69th of 195 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80017,71512,800▼ Worsened since 2017
Trinidad and Tobago: 17,715 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 65th of 173 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.525.1927.5▲ Improved since 2010
Trinidad and Tobago: 25.19 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.6380.627▼ Worsened since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.638 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2162.2156.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Trinidad and Tobago: 62.21 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 81st of 175 by UNCTAD.
Behind the world median15
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.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.178-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: -0.178 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 114th of 209 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95492.72701.95No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 492.72 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 84th of 145 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4218.1825.42▲ Improved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 18.18 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 104th of 170 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1932.7340.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Trinidad and Tobago: 32.73 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 120th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2398.55106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Trinidad and Tobago: 98.55 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 136th of 195 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.857.763.8No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 57.7 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 68th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8156.1441.81No earlier reading
Trinidad and Tobago: 56.14 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 47th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.52.9No real change since 2016
Trinidad and Tobago: 2.5 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 97th of 139 by World Bank Group.
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.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5219.2528.52▼ Worsened since 2022
Trinidad and Tobago: 19.25 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 114th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0893.08106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Trinidad and Tobago: 93.08 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 167th of 195 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0690.87107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Trinidad and Tobago: 90.87 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 171st of 194 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.396-0.7883.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: -0.788 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 180th of 186 · derived.
No better end17
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 243024Moved since 2016
Trinidad and Tobago: 30 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23124.14103.23Moved since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 124.14 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7087.8591.708Moved since 2011
Trinidad and Tobago: 7.859 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 53rd of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.667.513.66Moved since 2012
Trinidad and Tobago: 7.51 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95908.94657.95Moved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 908.94 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.6290.523Moved since 2013
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.629 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8524.5921.85Moved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 24.59 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.3050.306Moved since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.305 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1749.5667.17Moved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 49.56 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2406272,240Moved since 2022
Trinidad and Tobago: 627 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-0.837-0.225Moved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: -0.837 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7339.57275.73Moved since 2016
Trinidad and Tobago: 39.57 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6024.8879.602Moved since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 4.887 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3061.993.306Moved since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.99 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1711.286.171Moved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.28 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.1971.235Moved since 2014
Trinidad and Tobago: 0.197 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.968-4.4341.968Moved since 2015
Trinidad and Tobago: -4.434 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
No current reading for Trinidad and Tobago
Adjusted Net Savings, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2016), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic (last 2023), Debt Service on External Debt, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2005), GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (last 2023), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP) (last 2024), Interest Payments on External Debt, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), New Business Density (last 2020), Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending (last 2022) and Trade (% of GDP). 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
Economy & Innovation among Trinidad and Tobago’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Trinidad and Tobago’s 9th 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 economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Trinidad and Tobago can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Canada18th4/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Saint Lucia34th2/4 keysThis page
Trinidad and Tobago=80th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 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.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Trinidad and Tobago and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Trinidad and Tobago on economy & innovation: 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 economy & innovation?
Trinidad and Tobago is placed joint 80th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Trinidad and Tobago?
31,722 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Trinidad and Tobago?
28.63 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How have Trinidad and Tobago’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 19,638 in 2000 to 31,722 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from 0.064 in 2000 to 0.056 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution fell from 75.92 in 2011 to 74.59 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Trinidad and Tobago?
No current reading is published for Trinidad and Tobago on Adjusted Net Savings, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Debt Service on External Debt, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP), Interest Payments on External Debt, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation 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 economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 42 statistics on this page come from 14 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
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Trinidad and Tobago: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/trinidad-and-tobago/economy