Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP
Costa Rica
12.5%
in 2020
Jamaica
12.7%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Jamaica rank
82nd
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 12.7% against 12.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Jamaica ranks 82nd of 178 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 13.8% | 9.6% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 10.1% | 7.2% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 21.3% | 15.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 13.1% | 6.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.7% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 12.7% against 12.5% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Jamaica ranks 82nd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).