Bahamas vs Trinidad and Tobago: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Bahamas
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 22.1% against 21.6% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 38th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 35th of 154 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 16.4% | 4.8% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 21.7% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Bahamas or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 22.1% against 21.6% in Bahamas as of 2019.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.5%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Bahamas ranks 38th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 35th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.