What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Jamaica?

18.84 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?

38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita

Costa Rica

129.08 current US$ per person

in 2025

Jamaica

110.24 current US$ per person

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

81st

Jamaica rank

84th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 129.08 current US$ per person against 110.24 current US$ per person in Jamaica, a difference of 18.84 current US$ per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Jamaica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 81st and Jamaica ranks 84th of 196 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.2501 current US$ per person	17.81 current US$ per person	17.56 current US$ per person	Jamaica
1990s	16.54 current US$ per person	30.1 current US$ per person	13.56 current US$ per person	Jamaica
2000s	48.1 current US$ per person	113.38 current US$ per person	65.27 current US$ per person	Jamaica
2010s	84.09 current US$ per person	108.26 current US$ per person	24.18 current US$ per person	Jamaica
2020s	108.75 current US$ per person	117.98 current US$ per person	9.23 current US$ per person	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Costa Rica, at 129.08 current US$ per person against 110.24 current US$ per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 18.84 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 81st and Jamaica ranks 84th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 243 places, 9,677 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.