Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Jamaica
0.3542 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
0.3563 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Jamaica rank
95th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
94th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time

  • Jamaica
  • Trinidad and Tobago
0.20.40.60.8196019912023

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.3563 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3542 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Jamaica ranks 95th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 94th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2959 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5497 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2537 current US$ per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 0.3349 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6129 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 0.3772 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3154 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1990s 0.388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3471 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0409 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.4247 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3573 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.3799 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3445 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0355 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.3641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1023 current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.3563 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3542 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Jamaica ranks 95th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 94th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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 imports by the reporting economy (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
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.