Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago: Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad)

Barbados
90.50 million current US$
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
93.70 million current US$
in 2025
Barbados rank
129th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
128th

Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) over time

  • Barbados
  • Trinidad and Tobago
-100.0M0100.0M200.0M300.0M197520002025

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 93.70 million current US$ against 90.50 million current US$ in Barbados, a difference of 3.20 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 129th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 128th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1980s 9.51 million current US$ -16.92 million current US$ 26.43 million current US$ Barbados
1990s 45.50 million current US$ 5.38 million current US$ 40.12 million current US$ Barbados
2000s 80.24 million current US$ 48.00 million current US$ 32.24 million current US$ Barbados
2010s -19.12 million current US$ -1.27 million current US$ 17.86 million current US$ Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 65.15 million current US$ 78.77 million current US$ 13.62 million current US$ Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad), Barbados or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 93.70 million current US$ against 90.50 million current US$ in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
3.20 million current US$, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad)?
Barbados ranks 129th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 128th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 8,151 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.