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    Trinidad and Tobago

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    Americas · #89 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    44.1▲ +0.4 YoY
    ●●○0.74IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264044485256
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024-8-4048
    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
    🇱🇧Lebanon41.4→🇦🇷Argentina41.0→🇪🇨Ecuador40.8→🇱🇾Libya40.7→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-27
    17organizations indexed across 5 types · 17 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    7
    Government bodies
    5
    Health research
    3
    Research organizations
    1
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    1
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    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 17 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
    Port of Spain General Hospital
    Health research · Port of Spain · 1855
    Caribbean Public Health Agency
    Health research · Port of Spain · 2010
    Ministry of Finance
    Government bodies · Port of Spain · 1956
    Creative Design Lab
    Fab labs & makerspaces · D'Abadie
    Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries
    Government bodies · Port of Spain · 1962
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