Costa Rica vs Mexico: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
3,152 current US$ per person
in 2025
Mexico
3,140 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Mexico rank
74th
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3,152 current US$ per person against 3,140 current US$ per person in Mexico, a difference of 12 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Mexico ranks 74th of 187 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.49 current US$ per person | 93.63 current US$ per person | 21.14 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 240.33 current US$ per person | 287.46 current US$ per person | 47.12 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 373.62 current US$ per person | 557.6 current US$ per person | 183.98 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 617.11 current US$ per person | 1,115 current US$ per person | 497.77 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1,043 current US$ per person | 1,905 current US$ per person | 862.11 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2,076 current US$ per person | 2,412 current US$ per person | 335.76 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2,622 current US$ per person | 2,722 current US$ per person | 100.47 current US$ per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 3,152 current US$ per person against 3,140 current US$ per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 12 current US$ per person, 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 gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Mexico ranks 74th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.