Botswana vs Trinidad and Tobago: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
82nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
79th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Trinidad and Tobago
0.20.40.60.81196019922025

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Botswana ranks 82nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 79th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5755 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3186 current US$ per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 0.3909 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6665 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2756 current US$ per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 0.56 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3715 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.4664 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3928 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.4327 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5545 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 0.4313 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4548 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 0.3143 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 82nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 79th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.