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Asoc. Latinoamericana de Integración

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General Information

Total Population 1,300,000 (est.)
Area 5,128 km2
Local Currency Trinidad & Tobago Dollar (TTD)
Literacy 98.6%
Economically active population 587,600
as % of total population 45.2%
Unemployment rate 5.0% (national areas - CEPAL statistic 2008)
   
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 25,185 US$ millions
as % of Regional GDP 0.6% (Latin America GDP 2009 = US$ 3,928,300 millions)
GDP per Head 19,373 US$
Ranking in Latin America 1

Important dates
  • January 1 - New Year
  • Good Friday-Change as the year
  • Monday, Pascoa-Change as the year
  • Corpus Christi-Change as the year
  • May 30 - Day of cegada of Indio
  • June 19 - Day of the worker
  • August 1 - Emancipation Day
  • August 31 - Independence Day
  • September 25 - Republic Day
  • October 12 - Day Race
  • December 25 - Christmas
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Economic Statistics
(years 2006 - proj. 2010)
Trinidad & Tobago has a Gross Domestic Product of US$25,185MM. This is distributed by sectors in the following way: agriculture with 0.5%, having as main products cocoa, sugarcane, rice, citrus; industry with 60.2%, having as main products petroleum, chemicals, tourism, food processing; and the services sector with 39.3%.
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National Accounts
National Accounts 2006 2007 2008 est. 2009 proj. 2010
▲% GDP 12.1% 5.5% 3.5% -3.5% 2.1%
Nominal GDP (US$ millions) 19,339 21,721 24,192 25,185 27,511
GDP per Head (US$) 14,876 16,708 18,609 19,373 21,162
GDP by Sector     100.0%    
Agriculture     0.5%    
Industry     60.2%    
Services     39.3%    
Inflation rate 9.1% 7.6% 14.5% 1.3% 8.6%
Budget Balance 1.6% 0.2% 2.0% -5.9% -5.3%

GPD Growth
 
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Trade Statistics
Regarding foreign trade, US represents its main commercial partner buying 44.5% of Trinitarian exports, whereas the main export products are constituted by fuels products.


Foreign Trade (2008) See other countries
Exports Imports
By countries By countries
US 44.5% US 26.1%
Spain 7.8% Brazil 8.7%
Jamaica 6.9% Venezuela 7.7%
Netherlands 6.9% Colombia 6.1%
By products By products
Fuels 70.7% Capital goods 18.5%
Chemicals 17.4% Consumer goods 15.8%
Manufactures 4.6% Other commodities 13.2%
Foods 1.1% Intermediate Goods, excl fuels 7.9%


Balance of Payments (US$ mill.) 2006 2007 2008 est. 2009 proj. 2010
 
Exchange rate: TTD / US$
(end of period)
6.31 6.34 6.30 6.37 6.30
           
Exports of goods 14,217 13,391 16,408 9,538 11,826
Imports of goods 6,517 7,670 9,845 6,517 7,255
Trade & Services Balance 8,151 6,268 7,172 3,739 5,367
% GDP 42.1% 28.9% 29.6% 14.8% 19.5%
Income Balance -936 -964 -1,202 -1,245 -1,297
% GDP -4.8% -4.4% -5.0% -4.9% -4.7%
Current Transfers Balance 56 60 46 51 60
% GDP 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Current Account Balance 7,271 5,364 6,016 2,545 4,130
% GDP
37.6% 24.7% 24.9% 10.1% 15.0%
Net Direct Investments flows 513 830 2,100 475 830
% GDP 2.7% 3.8% 8.7% 1.9% 3.0%
Net portfolio Investmentes flows -200 -1,022 -650 -1,200 -250
% GDP -1.0% -4.7% -2.7% -4.8% -0.9%



 


 


2006 2007 2008 est. 2009 proj. 2010
Foreign Debt Stock 2,457 3,242 3,328 3,009 2,850
% GDP 12.7% 14.9% 13.8% 11.9% 10.4%
     
Foreign Debt Service 458 381 448 656 401
Principal repayments 297 143 264 440 185
Interest payments 161 238 184 216 216
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