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Trinidad and Tobago: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

84 / 138

Importer Rank

107 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

31 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $8,620,228,624
Total Imports (2021) $5,760,698,895
Trade Balance (2021) $2,859,529,729
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2016) [2] 48.14%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2016) [2] 50.67%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United States $3,586,260,791
Guyana $577,197,310
Mexico $372,126,531
France $315,004,186
Belgium $307,295,060
Colombia $296,613,602
South Korea $294,532,319
Morocco $278,962,424
Brazil $225,964,311
Jamaica $189,016,083

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $1,996,021,322
China $605,670,476
Mexico $403,593,085
Brazil $323,026,026
Canada $259,880,603
Australia $180,444,879
United Kingdom $159,726,348
Germany $153,135,512
India $106,820,406
Japan $104,952,765

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $2,350,175,776
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $1,713,313,580
(29) Organic Chemicals $1,581,027,799
(72) Iron & Steel $849,065,505
(31) Fertilizers $749,061,637
(89) Ships & Boats $273,195,642
(84) Industrial Machinery $124,645,858
(22) Beverages $109,715,121
(19) Cereal, Flour & Starch $95,539,704
(21) Prepared Foods $71,707,099

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery $859,204,395
(26) Ores $535,550,134
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $497,582,213
(89) Ships & Boats $288,083,564
(85) Electrical Machinery $285,255,732
(39) Plastics $267,525,910
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $259,277,420
(30) Pharmaceuticals $192,760,190
(90) Precision Instruments $135,390,286
(88) Aircraft $133,663,988

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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