Bahamas vs New Zealand: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Bahamas
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 35.7% against 35.6% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 161st of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.1% | 31.9% | 14.2% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 524.8% | 40.0% | 484.8% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 448.4% | 43.7% | 404.7% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 43.3% | 6.3% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 44.6% | 13.9% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 40.5% | 5.7% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 36.4% | 4.9% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Bahamas or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 35.7% against 35.6% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Bahamas and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and New Zealand rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Bahamas ranks 163rd and New Zealand ranks 161st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.