On Monday October 16, 2023, CariCRIS, the regional credit rating agency, has reaffirmed the “high creditworthiness” ratings of CariAA (Foreign and Local Currency) on its regional scale, for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The scale goes from CariAAA to CariBB.

Trinidad and Tobago’s credit rating of CariAA with CariCRIS, is the highest rating of the Caribbean region, and is also on par with Panama and higher than Mexico and Colombia, two countries with good capital market access.