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APPENDIX
Trinidad and Tobago
Population 1.354 million
GDP (USD) $24.43 billion
GDP Per Capita (USD) $18,122.7 (2013 figure)
GDP Contribution by
sector
Agriculture – 0.5%
Industry – 15.2%
Services – 84.3% (2014 est)
Official Exchange rate
(per US Dollar)
$6.33
Merchandise Trade
Export Value (USD
thousand)
$18,044,103
Top 5 Exports (2014) 1. Mineral fuels, oils, distillation
products, etc
2. Inorganic chemicals, precious
metal compound, isotopes
3. Organic chemicals
4. Iron and steel
5. Fertilizers
Top 5 Export Partners
and (%) share in total
exports
1. United States of America – 33.2%
2. Argentina – 10.2%
3. Brazil – 6.8%
4. Chile – 6.7%
5. Peru – 4.6%
Merchandise Trade
Import Value (USD
thousand)
$6,247,520
Top 5 Imports (2014) 1. Machinery, nuclear reactors,
boilers etc
2. Mineral fuels, oils, distillation
products, etc
3. Vehicles
4. Ores, slag and ash
5. Electrical, electronic equipment
Top 5 Import Partners
and (%) share in total
imports
1. United States of America – 38.6%
2. Brazil – 8.6%
3. China – 6.9%
4. Russia – 5.6%
5. Canada – 4.6%
Ease of Doing Business
Rank (out of 189
economies)
79