Which has higher transport services, Costa Rica or Jamaica?

Costa Rica, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Jamaica as of 2025.

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

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Transport services

Costa Rica

5.6%

in 2025

Jamaica

5.5%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

155th

Jamaica rank

158th

Transport services over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jamaica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 155th and Jamaica ranks 158th of 198 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22.7%	33.4%	10.7%	Jamaica
1980s	19.7%	20.7%	1.0%	Jamaica
1990s	12.8%	14.3%	1.5%	Jamaica
2000s	10.1%	18.1%	7.9%	Jamaica
2010s	7.4%	7.5%	0.1%	Jamaica
2020s	6.2%	6.7%	0.5%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Costa Rica, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in transport services between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for transport services?: Costa Rica ranks 155th and Jamaica ranks 158th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)
Unit: % of service exports, BoP
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 9,461 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.