Trinidad and Tobago Military - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Army/Land Forces (Trinidad and Tobago Regiment), Coast Guard, Air Guard, Defense Force Reserves (2021)

Military expenditures

0.7% of GDP (2019)

0.8% of GDP (2018)

1.3% of GDP (2017)

1.4% of GDP (2016)

1.2% of GDP (2015)

Military and security service personnel strengths

the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) has approximately 4,500 personnel (2021)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the TTDF's ground force inventory includes only light weapons, while the Coast Guard and Air Guard field mostly second-hand equipment from a mix of countries, including Australia, China, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US; since 2010, the Netherlands is the leading supplier of military hardware to the TTDF (2020)

Military service age and obligation

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (some age variations between services, reserves); no conscription (2021)

NOTE: The information regarding Trinidad and Tobago on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Trinidad and Tobago 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Trinidad and Tobago 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.