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
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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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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.