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Trinidad and Tobago

EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

4.3

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

3.2

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

4.1

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour4
Worker rights & FOA4
OHS & audit transparency4
Food & product safety3
Environmental & regulatory4
Governance & anti-corruption6
Tariff & preferential access5
Non-tariff barriers4
Supply chain traceability5

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict2
Supplier concentration5
Climate & physical risk5
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights3

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness4
Supply base depth4
Logistics & infrastructure5
Workforce skills5
Scalability4
Ease of doing business5
Trade access & tariffs4
Sustainability baseline3
Innovation & IP3
Quality standards4

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

The EU is Trinidad and Tobago's #3 import source (world lens). Trinidad and Tobago is the EU's #88 goods supplier.

Trinidad and Tobago on the world stage

Trinidad and Tobago$7.7bn total importsUSA31.6% · $2.4bnUS31.6% · $2.4bnChina13.9% · $1.1bnEU-2713.7% · $1.0bnBrazil5.9% · $455mUnited Kingdom5.9% · $454mASEAN-64.3% · $329mJapan3.9% · $299m

Total imports

$7.7bn

2024 annual

Total exports

$7.9bn

183 partners

#1 import source

USA

31.6%

#1 export dest.

USA

40.8%

2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).

Trinidad and Tobago and the EU

EU imports from

€2.1bn

0.1% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€488m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #88 supplier

EU trade balance

one-sided

coverage 0.24

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember

Electricity costs →

Industrial

48

EUR/MWh

Consumer

53

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

682

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

0%

of generation

regulated market

Power market

Subsidised fuel monoculture

Market model

State monopoly (T&TEC)

Direct PPA

None

grid access: closed

Reserve margin

Regulator

Independent

RIC (Regulated Industries Commission)

95% gas monoculture with heavily subsidised tariffs (~48 EUR/MWh). Declining domestic gas production threatens the model. No renewables to speak of, and subsidised pricing eliminates the investment signal for…

Power markets: full layer →

Tracked infrastructure

0 solar farms

capacity n/a · 1 building

Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →

Monitored ports (1)

Point Lisas

Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

37.2

→ 45.7 by 2050

Fertility

1.54

below replacement

Working-age

69.9%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

17.7

→ 38.1 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 1.51M · peaks 2028

By 2050: -7% (1.4M)