Costa Rica vs Jamaica: GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
1.69 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica
1.66 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
140th
Jamaica rank
143rd
GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.69 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 1.66 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.03 current international $ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 140th and Jamaica ranks 143rd of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.62 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.4649 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.96 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.0493 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.56 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.79 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.2212 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.77 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.75 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.024 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.69 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 1.66 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.03 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 140th and Jamaica ranks 143rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.