Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
1.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica
1.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
135th
Jamaica rank
136th
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 1.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0 international-$ in 2021 prices 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 135th and Jamaica ranks 136th of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 4.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.1135 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 2.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.727 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 1.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.0302 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 1.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.0142 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 1.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0 international-$ in 2021 prices 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 gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th and Jamaica ranks 136th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), 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
Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.