Costa Rica vs Mexico: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
1.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Mexico
1.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
131st
Mexico rank
132nd
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 1.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Mexico, a difference of 0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 131st and Mexico ranks 132nd of 180 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 | 16.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 18.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 2.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Mexico |
| 1970s | 9.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 1.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Mexico |
| 1980s | 6.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 6.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.1382 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 3.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.4744 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 2.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.6166 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 2.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.3367 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 1.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.1014 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 1.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 1.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 131st and Mexico ranks 132nd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. 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 (GDP) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.