Costa Rica vs Mexico: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.74 trillion current LCU against 1.37 trillion current LCU in Mexico, a difference of 374.55 billion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Mexico ranks 55th of 206 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.10 billion current LCU | 38.83 million current LCU | 1.06 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.52 billion current LCU | 134.17 million current LCU | 3.38 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 38.38 billion current LCU | 8.82 billion current LCU | 29.56 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 251.13 billion current LCU | 117.43 billion current LCU | 133.70 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 797.87 billion current LCU | 303.97 billion current LCU | 493.90 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.41 trillion current LCU | 609.22 billion current LCU | 803.52 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.74 trillion current LCU | 1.16 trillion current LCU | 581.36 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 1.74 trillion current LCU against 1.37 trillion current LCU in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 374.55 billion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Mexico ranks 55th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.