China vs Mexico: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
China
12,916 current US$ per person
in 2024
Mexico
14,533 current US$ per person
in 2025
China rank
73rd
Mexico rank
70th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- China
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 14,533 current US$ per person against 12,916 current US$ per person in China, a difference of 1,617 current US$ per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
China ranks 73rd and Mexico ranks 70th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.18 current US$ per person | 491.53 current US$ per person | 404.35 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 151.32 current US$ per person | 1,262 current US$ per person | 1,110 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 251.97 current US$ per person | 2,375 current US$ per person | 2,123 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 556.37 current US$ per person | 5,024 current US$ per person | 4,468 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1,902 current US$ per person | 8,770 current US$ per person | 6,867 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 7,589 current US$ per person | 10,722 current US$ per person | 3,132 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 12,231 current US$ per person | 12,078 current US$ per person | 152.69 current US$ per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, China or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 14,533 current US$ per person against 12,916 current US$ per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between China and Mexico?
- 1,617 current US$ per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Mexico rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- China ranks 73rd and Mexico ranks 70th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Gross national expenditure (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.