Costa Rica vs Mexico: External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth
Costa Rica
24.01 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mexico
22.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
40th
Mexico rank
41st
External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.01 % change on previous year against 22.4 % change on previous year in Mexico, a difference of 1.61 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Mexico ranks 41st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -20.64 % change on previous year | -7.45 % change on previous year | 13.19 % change on previous year | Mexico |
| 1970s | -41.18 % change on previous year | -114.11 % change on previous year | 72.93 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -98.9 % change on previous year | 64.36 % change on previous year | 163.26 % change on previous year | Mexico |
| 1990s | -16.67 % change on previous year | -34.02 % change on previous year | 17.35 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -17.47 % change on previous year | -16.27 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Mexico |
| 2010s | 32.4 % change on previous year | -4.31 % change on previous year | 36.71 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 32.4 % change on previous year | 48.52 % change on previous year | 16.12 % change on previous year | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 24.01 % change on previous year against 22.4 % change on previous year in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 1.61 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Mexico ranks 41st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.