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    Trinidad and Tobago

    Score: 24.7
    out of 100
    Rank: 22nd
    out of 26 countries

    Despite a longstanding public-private partnership (PPP) policy, Trinidad and Tobago has struggled to translate its framework into sustained infrastructure investment. Recent procurement initiatives signal renewed efforts to engage private partners, supported by political commitments across successive administrations. However, the country’s PPP pipeline is still emerging, underscoring the need to strengthen institutional capacity and project delivery.

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    MACRO ENVIRONMENT
    Population, 20251.5m
    Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit
    GDP (US$), 2025$25.2bn
    Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit
    Sovereign risk rating, Oct 2026BBB-
    Source: S&P Global Ratings
    PPP INVESTMENT
    Number, 2016-25*-
    Source: IJ Global‡
    Total (US$), 2016-25-
    Source: IJ Global‡
    % of all infrastructure investment, 2016-25†-
    Source: IJ Global,‡ Infralatam, Economist Enterprise
    * Number of projects that reached financial close, including subnational projects. † Value of infrastructure PPPs (see definition in IJ Global footnote) divided by total infrastructure spending (estimated using Infralatam’s public sector estimates and Economist Impact calculations), averaged over the past ten years. ‡ Source: IJ Global, cross-checked with the World Bank PPI database. Data may include projects that are developed under PPP, sectoral or concession laws, with differences among countries. Focuses on greenfield and brownfield projects; excludes asset acquisition, company acquisition, securitization and refinancing transactions.
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    Assessment guidance:
    Short term: achievable in months (ie, straightforward activities such as procedural updates)
    Medium term: up to a year (ie, moderately involved activities such as building web platforms)
    Long term: more than a year (ie, time-consuming activities such as new legislation/institutions)
    Difficulty/complexity: rated as low/medium/high—often mirrors the time frame, but can differ based on how technical it is, how many resources are needed and how politically challenging it is, etc.
    1. The 2012 National PPP Policy is available through archived third-party sources but is not published on official government channels. See: https://ppp.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/appendix_1-_draft_ppp_policy_0312121_revised.pdf
    2. https://www.finance.gov.tt/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Public-Procurement-and-Disposal-of-Public-Property-Act-1-of-2015.pdf
    3. https://www.patnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/PPP-Invitation-to-Prequalify.pdf
    4. https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/no-worker-is-going-to-lose-their-job-6.2.2287796.6e0116587d
    5. https://udecott.com/tenders/request-for-proposals-for-the-design-build-finance-operate-and-transfer-of-san-fernando-waterfront-development-projects/
    6. https://www.energy.gov.tt/minister-young-calls-for-conversation-to-move-to-implementation-at-ccs-symposium/
    7. https://www.planning.gov.tt/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Cabinet-Approved-UNC-Manifesto-as-Official-Policy-Framework-for-TT-2.pdf
    8. https://www.planning.gov.tt/newsite/national-development-policy-framework-trinidad-and-tobago/
    9. https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/no-worker-is-going-to-lose-their-job-6.2.2287796.6e0116587d

    Infrascope 2025/26

    Score 0–100 where 100 = best, rank out of 26 countries

    Nascent

    0 to <30

    Emerging

    30 to <60

    Developed

    60 to <80

    Mature

    80 to 100
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