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Mining in Trinidad and Tobago

Mining in Trinidad and Tobago: the public figures we hold so far. The World Bank puts mineral rents close to zero (2021) and ores and metals at 0.7% of merchandise exports (2025). No world production share, mine or listed company project is recorded here yet.

Mineral rents0%of GDP, 2021. Higher than 0% of countries.
Ores and metals0.7%of merchandise exports, 2025.
Governance, World Bank WGI 2025
  • Rule of law-0.35above 41% of countries
  • Political stability+0.47above 61% of countries
  • Regulatory quality-0.18above 46% of countries
  • Control of corruption-0.34above 42% of countries
Estimates from −2.5 to +2.5; the bar sits at the country's score.

Mining in Trinidad and Tobago at a glance

Mining in GDP18%2019. Mining and quarrying (mostly oil and gas) about 18 per cent of GDP in 2019 (USGS).Source: USGS
Minerals in exports80%2019. Energy exports (crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals) about 80 per cent of export revenue in 2019 (USGS)…Source: USGS

Official sitesMining ministry

Mining employment from the ILO usually counts all of mining and quarrying, often with oil and gas; national shares of GDP and exports are as each source defines them.

History of mining in Trinidad and Tobago

What the ground holds. crude petroleum, natural gas, asphalt, ammonia, methanol and urea. Source: USGS

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World shares: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, latest year per mineral. Mineral rents, exports and governance: World Bank WDI and WGI. Trade: CEPII BACI. Projects: listed companies' announcements.

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