Costa Rica vs Mexico: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 35.87 trillion current LCU against 20.77 trillion current LCU in Mexico, a difference of 15.10 trillion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 36th of 205 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 | 2.52 billion current LCU | 192.10 million current LCU | 2.33 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 9.26 billion current LCU | 680.26 million current LCU | 8.58 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 105.92 billion current LCU | 78.83 billion current LCU | 27.09 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.10 trillion current LCU | 1.58 trillion current LCU | 480.73 billion current LCU | Mexico |
| 2000s | 5.86 trillion current LCU | 5.88 trillion current LCU | 17.37 billion current LCU | Mexico |
| 2010s | 19.34 trillion current LCU | 11.54 trillion current LCU | 7.80 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 31.04 trillion current LCU | 17.63 trillion current LCU | 13.41 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 35.87 trillion current LCU against 20.77 trillion current LCU in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 15.10 trillion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for services, value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 36th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.