Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP

Costa Rica
3.3%
in 2020
Jamaica
3.6%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
69th
Jamaica rank
66th

Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Jamaica
01234200520122020

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 3.6% against 3.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 69th and Jamaica ranks 66th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% Costa Rica
2010s 0.5% 1.6% 1.1% Jamaica
2020s 3.3% 3.6% 0.3% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross portfolio equity assets to gdp, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 3.6% against 3.3% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in gross portfolio equity assets to gdp between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 69th and Jamaica ranks 66th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,222 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).