Trinidad and Tobago Major Trade Partners

Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Trinidad and Tobago in terms of export sales (selling), including United States, Jamaica, and Spain. The second lists top trade partners of Trinidad and Tobago regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago Major Exports

Market Value: 16,588 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Exports To)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)
1	United States	8,538,924	51.48
2	Jamaica	1,220,366	7.36
3	Spain	1,162,890	7.01
4	Mexico	589,655	3.55
5	Netherlands	559,799	3.37
6	Dominican Republic	513,764	3.10
7	Barbados	501,226	3.02
8	France	355,740	2.14
9	United Kingdom	323,579	1.95
10	Netherlands Antilles	312,727	1.89
11	Colombia	268,648	1.62
12	South Korea	235,423	1.42
13	Antigua and Barbuda	224,425	1.35
14	Canada	181,406	1.09
15	Brazil	152,616	0.92
16	Japan	129,824	0.78
17	St. Lucia	122,635	0.74
18	Bahamas	101,979	0.61
19	Nigeria	97,990	0.59
20	Belgium	84,931	0.51
21	India	83,496	0.50
22	Grenada	79,739	0.48
23	British Virgin Islands	67,432	0.41
24	Hungary	58,050	0.35
25	Bermuda	57,250	0.35
26	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	56,116	0.34
27	Liberia	53,091	0.32
28	South Africa	40,407	0.24
29	Greece	39,399	0.24
30	Aruba	38,182	0.23
31	Dominica	31,142	0.19
32	Cuba	29,956	0.18
33	Haiti	29,574	0.18
34	Indonesia	27,554	0.17
35	St. Kitts and Nevis	27,385	0.17
36	Germany	22,980	0.14

 

Trinidad and Tobago Major Imports

Market Value: 7,050 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Imports From)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)
1	United States	1,896,241	26.90
2	Brazil	1,087,943	15.43
3	Colombia	734,044	10.41
4	Russia	486,379	6.90
5	Germany	353,181	5.01
6	China	305,065	4.33
7	Japan	286,817	4.07
8	Nigeria	233,121	3.31
9	Venezuela	217,816	3.09
10	Canada	196,729	2.79
11	United Kingdom	123,445	1.75
12	Mexico	111,730	1.58
13	Italy	103,328	1.47
14	Ecuador	85,609	1.21
15	Thailand	74,446	1.06
16	South Korea	70,056	0.99
17	Netherlands	59,791	0.85
18	Belgium	44,347	0.63
19	France	43,749	0.62
20	Ireland	42,369	0.60
21	Romania	42,351	0.60
22	New Zealand	40,190	0.57
23	India	30,470	0.43
24	Barbados	30,288	0.43
25	Spain	28,754	0.41
26	Bulgaria	28,128	0.40
27	Turkey	27,798	0.39
28	Peru	26,013	0.37
29	Singapore	25,432	0.36
30	Denmark	25,025	0.35
31	Netherlands Antilles	22,714	0.32
32	Switzerland	22,194	0.31
33	Malaysia	21,186	0.30
34	Chile	10,953	0.16
35	Indonesia	10,708	0.15
36	Finland	9,851	0.14