Costa Rica vs Mexico: GDP
GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 51.81 trillion current LCU against 35.26 trillion current LCU in Mexico, a difference of 16.56 trillion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 38th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.96 billion current LCU | 267.50 million current LCU | 3.69 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 17.38 billion current LCU | 1.28 billion current LCU | 16.10 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 199.30 billion current LCU | 136.49 billion current LCU | 62.81 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.06 trillion current LCU | 2.73 trillion current LCU | 672.48 billion current LCU | Mexico |
| 2000s | 9.98 trillion current LCU | 9.86 trillion current LCU | 116.39 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 28.93 trillion current LCU | 19.27 trillion current LCU | 9.67 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 45.44 trillion current LCU | 30.16 trillion current LCU | 15.29 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 51.81 trillion current LCU against 35.26 trillion current LCU in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 16.56 trillion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 38th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. 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.