Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP

Costa Rica
65.8%
in 2014
Trinidad and Tobago
69.3%
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
21st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
18th

Value of exported goods as a share of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Trinidad and Tobago
20406080100193619752014

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 69.3% against 65.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 18th of 193 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1950s 20.9% 57.0% 36.1% Trinidad and Tobago
1960s 21.4% 57.1% 35.7% Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 28.5% 66.8% 38.2% Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 30.3% 36.9% 6.6% Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 35.7% 44.0% 8.4% Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 58.0% 65.9% 7.9% Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 72.6% 77.1% 4.4% Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher value of exported goods as a share of gdp, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 69.3% against 65.8% in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in value of exported goods as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
3.5%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
64 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for value of exported goods as a share of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Value of exported goods as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 12,835 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

Total value of merchandise exports divided by gross domestic product (GDP), expressed as a percentage.