Costa Rica vs Mexico: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 33.16 trillion current LCU against 24.76 trillion current LCU in Mexico, a difference of 8.40 trillion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 36th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 billion current LCU | 198.83 million current LCU | 2.76 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 11.89 billion current LCU | 863.43 million current LCU | 11.02 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 120.97 billion current LCU | 91.39 billion current LCU | 29.59 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.45 trillion current LCU | 1.88 trillion current LCU | 428.55 billion current LCU | Mexico |
| 2000s | 6.82 trillion current LCU | 6.88 trillion current LCU | 61.15 billion current LCU | Mexico |
| 2010s | 18.94 trillion current LCU | 13.29 trillion current LCU | 5.64 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 29.24 trillion current LCU | 20.95 trillion current LCU | 8.29 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 33.16 trillion current LCU against 24.76 trillion current LCU in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 8.40 trillion current LCU, 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 36th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.