What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Mexico?

63 current US$ per person, with Mexico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Mexico: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita

Costa Rica

2,711 current US$ per person

in 2025

Mexico

2,774 current US$ per person

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

46th

Mexico rank

44th

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita over time

Costa Rica
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2,774 current US$ per person against 2,711 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 63 current US$ per person.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 46th and Mexico ranks 44th of 203 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	193.7 current US$ per person	266.74 current US$ per person	73.05 current US$ per person	Mexico
1980s	302.81 current US$ per person	483.75 current US$ per person	180.94 current US$ per person	Mexico
1990s	568.46 current US$ per person	1,040 current US$ per person	471.47 current US$ per person	Mexico
2000s	811.26 current US$ per person	1,620 current US$ per person	808.45 current US$ per person	Mexico
2010s	1,377 current US$ per person	1,959 current US$ per person	582.04 current US$ per person	Mexico
2020s	2,146 current US$ per person	2,468 current US$ per person	321.4 current US$ per person	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Mexico?: Mexico, at 2,774 current US$ per person against 2,711 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Mexico?: 63 current US$ per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 46th and Mexico ranks 44th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,059 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (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.