Canada vs Mexico: Gross domestic product (GDP)
Canada
2.17 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Mexico
2.60 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Canada rank
16th
Mexico rank
14th
Gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.60 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices against 2.17 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada, a difference of 431.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 247.57 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 215.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 32.42 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 1960s | 397.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 393.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.28 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 1970s | 634.57 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 745.27 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 110.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Mexico |
| 1980s | 877.25 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.14 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 265.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.15 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.37 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 220.09 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.59 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.87 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 284.60 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.92 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.54 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 619.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.08 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.52 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 439.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Canada or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2.60 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices against 2.17 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Canada and Mexico?
- 431.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Canada ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.