Military profile
Trinidad and Tobago Military Strength
Trinidad and Tobago is not covered by the Global Firepower ranking. It spent $230 million on its military in 2025 (0.9% of GDP).
Trinidad and Tobago armed forces in numbers
Finance
- Military spending
- $230 million#122 of 156
- Military spending as % of GDP
- 0.9%#118 of 156
Equipment and personnel: Global Firepower 2023 military strength ranking (2023). Spending: World Bank / SIPRI military expenditure data (CC BY 4.0).
Trinidad and Tobago military spending 2010–2025
Military spending of Trinidad and Tobago grew by 61% between 2010 and 2025, from $143 million to $230 million (current US dollars), and stood at 0.9% of GDP in 2025.
Armed forces of Trinidad and Tobago
Branches and forces
Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Trinidad and Tobago Regiment (Army/Land Forces), Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard, Defense Force Reserves (2026)
Personnel
approximately 5,000 Defense Forces (2025)
Service age and conscription
generally 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)
Equipment and suppliers
the TTDF's ground force inventory consists of light weapons, while the Coast Guard and Air Guard field mostly secondhand equipment from several countries, including Australia, China, Italy, the Netherlands, and the US (2025)
Good to know
the primary responsibilities of the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) are conducting border and maritime security, assisting civil authorities in times of crisis or disaster, providing search and rescue services, securing ports, and supporting civil law enforcement, particularly in countering gang-related crime and trafficking of narcotics and other illicit goods; the Police Service maintains internal security (2025)
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
2024: 0.9% · 2023: 1% · 2022: 1% · 2021: 1% · 2020: 1%
Forces and service: CIA World Factbook (public domain).