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    Trinidad and Tobago

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    Americas · #89 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    43.7▲ +0.4 YoY
    ●●○0.76IEPA COMPOSITE

    Trinidad and Tobago scores 43.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #89 of 117 economies. That is up 0.4 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 61.0. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 19.1. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264044485256
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-8-4048
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #78of 145 ranked economies▲ 6 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202471768188
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.37% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    74
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.06
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.84
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Minerals9 of 48 made · 23% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture23 of 200 made · 28% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies10 of 104 made · 37% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals8 of 157 made · 9% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts4 of 155 made · 11% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories1 of 50 made · 2% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods1 of 78 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 56 OF 74 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Other plastic plates, sheets etc.ENERGY TRANSITION$30B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.19 · COMPLEXITY +0.43
    Hair products$17B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY +0.16
    Prefabricated buildings$11B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY -0.02
    Food preparations n.e.c.$56B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY -0.11
    Aluminum bars$20B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.09
    Other prepared or preserved meat$20B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.01
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 439 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇱🇾Libya40.7→🇪🇨Ecuador39.9→🇿🇲Zambia39.9→🇿🇦South Africa41.9→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-10
    20organizations indexed across 7 types · 17 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    7
    Government bodies
    5
    Health research
    3
    investor
    2
    company
    1
    Research organizations
    1
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 20 indexed
    University of the Southern Caribbean
    Universities & research bodies · Port of Spain · 1927
    University of the West Indies
    Universities & research bodies · Saint Augustine · 1948
    Environmental Research Institute Charlotteville
    Research organizations · Port of Spain · 2014
    Caribbean Public Health Agency
    Health research · Port of Spain · 2010
    San Fernando General Hospital
    Health research · San Fernando
    ANSA McAL Group
    company · Port of Spain
    Republic Financial Holdings
    investor · Port of Spain
    Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards
    Government bodies · Tunapuna · 1974
    Creative Design Lab
    Fab labs & makerspaces · D'Abadie
    Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)
    investor · Port of Spain
    The National Trust
    Government bodies · Port of Spain · 1991
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    Trinidad and Tobago: common questions

    What is Trinidad and Tobago's IEPA score?
    Trinidad and Tobago scores 43.7 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #89 of 117 economies.
    What is Trinidad and Tobago's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 61.0. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Trinidad and Tobago back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 19.1, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Trinidad and Tobago compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Libya (40.7), Ecuador (39.9), Zambia (39.9), South Africa (41.9).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Trinidad and Tobago →