Costa Rica vs Mexico: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt)

Costa Rica
15,811 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
Mexico
15,810 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
68th
Mexico rank
69th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k196019912022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 15,811 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 15,810 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in Mexico, a difference of 1 international-$ in 2011 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 68th and Mexico ranks 69th of 164 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 4,640 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 5,849 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,208 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Mexico
1970s 6,694 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 8,103 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,409 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Mexico
1980s 6,927 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 9,911 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 2,985 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Mexico
1990s 8,145 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 10,732 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 2,588 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Mexico
2000s 10,339 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 13,387 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 3,048 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Mexico
2010s 13,491 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 15,612 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 2,121 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Mexico
2020s 15,075 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 15,365 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 290.47 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 15,811 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 15,810 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Costa Rica and Mexico?
1 international-$ in 2011 prices per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 68th and Mexico ranks 69th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,969 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.