Country
Trinidad and Tobago TTO
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d -0.8
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap85.2
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical50.0
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth28.8
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity50.8
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance51.3
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Trinidad and Tobago sovereign credibility, in brief
Trinidad and Tobago scores 55.6 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 12 of 20 in Latin America & Caribbean, the 45th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 0.3% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (56/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 12/20 in Latin America & Caribbean · 45th percentile
Region avg 51.9 · best 63.5 · worst 16.1
Ranked either side
- El Salvador 56.2
- Jamaica 55.7
- Bahamas, The 55.3
- Belize 51.7
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -22.5%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +4.6%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 126.0 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 5.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | -3.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | -0.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 126.7K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -3.5% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 5.5 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 4.0% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| GDP per capita (USD) | $18,967 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 15.9% | 2007-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 54.5% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.