Is Trinidad the richest country in the world?

The economy of Trinidad and Tobago is the third wealthiest in the Caribbean and the fifth-richest by GDP (PPP) per capita in the Americas. Trinidad and Tobago is recognised as a high-income economy by the World Bank.

How much of Trinidad is Indian?

The relationship between India and Trinidad & Tobago started on 30 May 1845, when the first ship ”Fatel Razack” to bring 225 indentured labourers to Trinidad from India. Today, 42\% of Trinidad and Tobago’s population are of either full or partial Indian descent.

Is Trinidad mostly Indian?

The ethnic makeup of Trinidad is dominated by two groups, roughly equal in size: descendants of enslaved people, whose ancestors were brought in to work on cotton and sugar plantations beginning in the late 18th century, and Indo-Trinidadians, or East Indians, whose ancestors were primarily labourers who immigrated …

How many Indians are there in Trinidad and Tobago?

Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian

Why are there lots of Indians in Trinidad?

Indians came to Trinidad and Tobago as indentured labourers to work on the sugar plantations after the abolition of slavery in 1833. Famines, destruction of indigenous industries and unemployment under the colonial rule had left large chunks of the population in India without food and basic amenities.

Which Caribbean country has the best economy?

Ranking The Richest Caribbean Islands in the World

• Jamaica. First up with a GDP per capita income of 9,726 is Jamaica.
• Saint Vincent. Saint Vincent has a GDP per capita income of 11,965.
• Saint Lucia.
• Grenada.
• Barbados.
• Dominican Republic.
• Antigua and Barbuda.
• Saint Kitts and Nevis.