Panama vs Trinidad and Tobago: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Panama
0.7%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
0.8%
in 2025
Panama rank
138th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
135th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Panama
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 138th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 135th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 0.0% | 3.7% | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.4% | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp, Panama or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Panama and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Panama ranks 138th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 135th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.