Trinidad & Tobago: Fact Sheet 2026

Table 1: Trinidad & Tobago – AU Trade Balance 2024¹

#	Country	Exports (m)	Imports (m)	Trade Balance (Exports − Imports)
1	Morocco	199.747m	4.358m	+195.389m
2	Egypt	11.559m	6.093m	+5.466m
3	South Africa	11.275m	7.689m	+3.586m
4	Nigeria	3.930m	0.123m	+3.807m
5	Senegal	4.329m	0.000m	+4.329m
6	Angola	1.949m	0.000m	+1.949m
7	Ghana	2.341m	0.172m	+2.169m
8	Namibia	0.026m	0.000m	+0.026m
9	Côte d’Ivoire	0.374m	0.000m	+0.374m
10	Dem. Rep. Congo	0.211m	0.000m	+0.211m
11	Gabon	0.204m	0.000m	+0.204m
12	Equatorial Guinea	0.057m	0.000m	+0.057m
13	Algeria	0.036m	0.000m	+0.036m
14	Guinea	0.026m	0.000m	+0.026m
15	Liberia	0.068m	0.000m	+0.068m
16	Libya	0.025m	0.000m	+0.025m
17	Chad	0.021m	0.000m	+0.021m
18	Togo	0.010m	0.000m	+0.010m
19	São Tomé & Príncipe	0.004m	0.000m	+0.004m
20	Tunisia	0.000m	0.382m	−0.382m
21	Madagascar	0.000m	0.192m	−0.192m
22	Mauritius	0.000m	0.185m	−0.185m
23	Zimbabwe	0.000m	0.593m	−0.593m
24	Seychelles	0.000m	0.049m	−0.049m

Total Exports (to AU countries): $245.182m
Total Imports (from AU countries): $19.66m
Net Trade Balance: +225.522m (favourable to Trinidad)
Top Surplus Partner: 🇲🇦 Morocco (+195.389m) — mainly from anhydrous ammonia exports.
Largest Import Source: 🇿🇦 South Africa (7.689m) — vehicles and mechanical goods.
Deficit Partners: Tunisia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, and Seychelles (combined −1.4m)

🧪Ammonia
Saturated Monohydric Alcohols
⛽️Natural Gas
Crude Petroleum
Iron Products

🚜 Machinery
🏎️ Vehicles
🥖 Food Products
🧪Chemicals
💻 Consumer Goods

Summary of Trinidad’s AU Trade Profile

Trinidad’s economic relationship with Africa is not structurally integrated — it is episodic, commodity-driven, and opportunistic.

In other words: Africa is not a steady partner. It is a surge market.