Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
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
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
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 monocultureMarket 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…
Tracked infrastructure
16 gas plants
2.0 GW
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)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
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)