Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Foreign aid received by income group, per capita
Costa Rica
34.8 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2024
Jamaica
37.05 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
109th
Jamaica rank
107th
Foreign aid received by income group, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 37.05 constant 2024 US$ per person against 34.8 constant 2024 US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.25 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 109th and Jamaica ranks 107th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 50.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 39.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | 74.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | 35.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 141.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 181.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | 39.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 40.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 70.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 30.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 12.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | 29 constant 2024 US$ per person | 16.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 15.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 32.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | 16.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 51.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 30.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | 20.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received by income group, per capita, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 37.05 constant 2024 US$ per person against 34.8 constant 2024 US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received by income group, per capita between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 2.25 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for foreign aid received by income group, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th and Jamaica ranks 107th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received by income group, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign aid received by income group divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.