Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth

Costa Rica
17.97 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica
17.37 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Jamaica rank
26th

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Jamaica
-1000100200196119922024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 17.97 % change on previous year against 17.37 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Jamaica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 26th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 2.78 % change on previous year 8.35 % change on previous year 5.57 % change on previous year Jamaica
1970s -2.55 % change on previous year 9.15 % change on previous year 11.7 % change on previous year Jamaica
1980s 42.25 % change on previous year 17.59 % change on previous year 24.66 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s -15.39 % change on previous year 12.84 % change on previous year 28.23 % change on previous year Jamaica
2000s 3.89 % change on previous year 14.58 % change on previous year 10.69 % change on previous year Jamaica
2010s -0.8719 % change on previous year -2.66 % change on previous year 1.79 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2020s 22.59 % change on previous year 2.67 % change on previous year 19.92 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
Costa Rica, at 17.97 % change on previous year against 17.37 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
0.6 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 26th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 9,520 data points, 1961–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.