Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Costa Rica or Jamaica?

Costa Rica, at 27.4% against 26.9% in Jamaica as of 2024.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Revenue, excluding grants

Costa Rica

27.4%

in 2024

Jamaica

26.9%

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

64th

Jamaica rank

66th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 27.4% against 26.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Jamaica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 64th and Jamaica ranks 66th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	24.8%	31.2%	6.5%	Jamaica
1990s	20.6%	25.8%	5.2%	Jamaica
2000s	23.1%	26.8%	3.7%	Jamaica
2010s	23.9%	27.2%	3.4%	Jamaica
2020s	27.0%	26.9%	0.1%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Costa Rica, at 27.4% against 26.9% in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?: Costa Rica ranks 64th and Jamaica ranks 66th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.