Bahamas vs Trinidad and Tobago: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bahamas
10.0%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
10.1%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
94th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
93rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bahamas
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 10.1% against 10.0% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 94th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 93rd of 129 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.5% | 1.9% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.6% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bahamas or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 10.1% against 10.0% in Bahamas as of 2019.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bahamas ranks 94th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 93rd of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.