Bahamas vs Trinidad and Tobago: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Bahamas
29.7%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
29.9%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
108th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
106th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 29.9% against 29.7% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Bahamas ranks 108th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 106th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.9% | 54.4% | 16.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 276.2% | 60.5% | 215.7% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 136.6% | 29.0% | 107.6% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 34.7% | 33.5% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 35.7% | 10.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 34.4% | 5.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 26.9% | 0.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Bahamas or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 29.9% against 29.7% in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.2%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 108th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 106th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported 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
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).