Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Costa Rica
5.6%
in 2025
Jamaica
5.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
160th
Jamaica rank
157th
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.8% against 5.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 157th 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 | 23.9% | 35.4% | 11.5% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 21.9% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 14.7% | 1.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 18.4% | 8.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.5% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.6% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 5.8% against 5.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for transport services?
- Costa Rica ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 157th 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 commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is 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 commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.