Post-demographic dividend vs Trinidad and Tobago: Goods and services expense

Post-demographic dividend
8.1%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
22.1%
in 2019
Post-demographic dividend rank
35th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
35th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • Trinidad and Tobago
510152025197419982023

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 22.1% against 8.1% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 14.0%.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 2.7 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 35th of 41 groups.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Post-demographic dividend Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
2000s 8.9% 16.4% 7.5% Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 8.3% 21.7% 13.3% Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Post-demographic dividend or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 22.1% against 8.1% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2019.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Post-demographic dividend and Trinidad and Tobago?
14.0%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and Trinidad and Tobago?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Post-demographic dividend and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for goods and services expense?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 35th of 41 groups.
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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Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.