Small states vs Trinidad and Tobago: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- Small states
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Small states, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.8 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Small states ranks 17th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 29.7% | 19.8% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 6.0% | 3.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 9.8% | 8.7% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 7.0% | 6.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Small states |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Small states or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Small states and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Small states and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Small states ranks 17th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 20th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.