Bolivia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita

Bolivia
14.6%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
15.2%
in 2023
Bolivia rank
139th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
136th

Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Bolivia
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 15.2% against 14.6% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 139th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th of 184 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1950s 6.7% 5.2% 1.5% Bolivia
1960s 14.0% 6.0% 8.0% Bolivia
1970s 21.1% 9.5% 11.6% Bolivia
1980s 26.0% 15.7% 10.3% Bolivia
1990s 27.1% 21.5% 5.6% Bolivia
2000s 17.3% 13.6% 3.7% Bolivia
2010s 11.9% 13.6% 1.8% Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 14.6% 15.3% 0.7% Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Bolivia or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 15.2% against 14.6% in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Bolivia and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.6%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Trinidad and Tobago?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
Bolivia ranks 139th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.