Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Mexico

Mexico: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution was 16,494 2011$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
16,494 2011$
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
62nd
of 145 countries
All-time high
16,494 2011$
in 2018
All-time low
574 2011$
in 1550
Years of data
348
1550–2018

Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Mexico, 1550–2018

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Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011$.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 16,494 2011$ for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in 2018. That is the highest value across all 348 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Mexico peaked at 16,494 2011$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 574 2011$, in 1550.

That places Mexico 62nd out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Mexico, 1550 to 2018.
Year 2011$ Change
1550 574 2011$
1570 606 2011$ +5.6%
1595 746 2011$ +23.1%
1596 752 2011$ +0.8%
1597 740 2011$ -1.6%
1598 741 2011$ +0.1%
1599 767 2011$ +3.5%
1600 799 2011$ +4.2%
1601 811 2011$ +1.5%
1602 821 2011$ +1.2%
1603 835 2011$ +1.7%
1604 853 2011$ +2.2%
1605 867 2011$ +1.6%
1606 891 2011$ +2.8%
1607 907 2011$ +1.8%
1608 936 2011$ +3.2%
1609 964 2011$ +3.0%
1610 976 2011$ +1.2%
1611 979 2011$ +0.3%
1612 1,003 2011$ +2.5%
1613 1,009 2011$ +0.6%
1614 1,004 2011$ -0.5%
1615 999 2011$ -0.5%
1616 993 2011$ -0.6%
1617 996 2011$ +0.3%
1618 1,001 2011$ +0.5%
1619 987 2011$ -1.4%
1620 1,003 2011$ +1.6%
1621 1,014 2011$ +1.1%
1622 1,023 2011$ +0.9%
1623 1,022 2011$ -0.1%
1624 1,015 2011$ -0.7%
1625 1,022 2011$ +0.7%
1626 1,050 2011$ +2.7%
1627 1,079 2011$ +2.8%
1628 1,078 2011$ -0.1%
1629 1,089 2011$ +1.0%
1630 1,121 2011$ +2.9%
1631 1,121 2011$ +0.0%
1632 1,117 2011$ -0.4%
1633 1,119 2011$ +0.2%
1634 1,117 2011$ -0.2%
1635 1,137 2011$ +1.8%
1636 1,152 2011$ +1.3%
1637 1,129 2011$ -2.0%
1638 1,098 2011$ -2.7%
1639 1,092 2011$ -0.5%
1640 1,090 2011$ -0.2%
1641 1,090 2011$ +0.0%
1642 1,092 2011$ +0.2%
1643 1,090 2011$ -0.2%
1644 1,087 2011$ -0.3%
1645 1,081 2011$ -0.6%
1646 1,078 2011$ -0.3%
1647 1,089 2011$ +1.0%
1648 1,117 2011$ +2.6%
1649 1,146 2011$ +2.6%
1650 1,172 2011$ +2.3%
1651 1,164 2011$ -0.7%
1652 1,167 2011$ +0.3%
1653 1,165 2011$ -0.2%
1654 1,165 2011$ +0.0%
1655 1,168 2011$ +0.3%
1656 1,162 2011$ -0.5%
1657 1,146 2011$ -1.4%
1658 1,148 2011$ +0.2%
1659 1,157 2011$ +0.8%
1660 1,172 2011$ +1.3%
1661 1,181 2011$ +0.8%
1662 1,180 2011$ -0.1%
1663 1,176 2011$ -0.3%
1664 1,216 2011$ +3.4%
1665 1,278 2011$ +5.1%
1666 1,336 2011$ +4.5%
1667 1,379 2011$ +3.2%
1668 1,388 2011$ +0.7%
1669 1,406 2011$ +1.3%
1670 1,428 2011$ +1.6%
1671 1,451 2011$ +1.6%
1672 1,457 2011$ +0.4%
1673 1,466 2011$ +0.6%
1674 1,474 2011$ +0.5%
1675 1,449 2011$ -1.7%
1676 1,396 2011$ -3.7%
1677 1,350 2011$ -3.3%
1678 1,326 2011$ -1.8%
1679 1,318 2011$ -0.6%
1680 1,301 2011$ -1.3%
1681 1,256 2011$ -3.5%
1682 1,223 2011$ -2.6%
1683 1,213 2011$ -0.8%
1684 1,218 2011$ +0.4%
1685 1,258 2011$ +3.3%
1686 1,274 2011$ +1.3%
1687 1,269 2011$ -0.4%
1688 1,270 2011$ +0.1%
1689 1,286 2011$ +1.3%
1690 1,278 2011$ -0.6%
1691 1,267 2011$ -0.9%
1692 1,304 2011$ +2.9%
1693 1,326 2011$ +1.7%
1694 1,376 2011$ +3.8%
1695 1,382 2011$ +0.4%
1696 1,380 2011$ -0.1%
1697 1,393 2011$ +0.9%
1698 1,415 2011$ +1.6%
1699 1,443 2011$ +2.0%
1700 1,476 2011$ +2.3%
1701 1,498 2011$ +1.5%
1702 1,541 2011$ +2.9%
1703 1,564 2011$ +1.5%
1704 1,538 2011$ -1.7%
1705 1,478 2011$ -3.9%
1706 1,465 2011$ -0.9%
1707 1,431 2011$ -2.3%
1708 1,406 2011$ -1.7%
1709 1,441 2011$ +2.5%
1710 1,490 2011$ +3.4%
1711 1,516 2011$ +1.7%
1712 1,540 2011$ +1.6%
1713 1,525 2011$ -1.0%
1714 1,490 2011$ -2.3%
1715 1,510 2011$ +1.3%
1716 1,529 2011$ +1.3%
1717 1,529 2011$ +0.0%
1718 1,537 2011$ +0.5%
1719 1,557 2011$ +1.3%
1720 1,522 2011$ -2.2%
1721 1,451 2011$ -4.7%
1722 1,384 2011$ -4.6%
1723 1,355 2011$ -2.1%
1724 1,350 2011$ -0.4%
1725 1,352 2011$ +0.1%
1726 1,339 2011$ -1.0%
1727 1,334 2011$ -0.4%
1728 1,321 2011$ -1.0%
1729 1,320 2011$ -0.1%
1730 1,328 2011$ +0.6%
1731 1,353 2011$ +1.9%
1732 1,358 2011$ +0.4%
1733 1,353 2011$ -0.4%
1734 1,339 2011$ -1.0%
1735 1,329 2011$ -0.7%
1736 1,309 2011$ -1.5%
1737 1,302 2011$ -0.5%
1738 1,307 2011$ +0.4%
1739 1,320 2011$ +1.0%
1740 1,325 2011$ +0.4%
1741 1,305 2011$ -1.5%
1742 1,277 2011$ -2.1%
1743 1,269 2011$ -0.6%
1744 1,253 2011$ -1.3%
1745 1,242 2011$ -0.9%
1746 1,254 2011$ +1.0%
1747 1,290 2011$ +2.9%
1748 1,313 2011$ +1.8%
1749 1,305 2011$ -0.6%
1750 1,296 2011$ -0.7%
1751 1,301 2011$ +0.4%
1752 1,361 2011$ +4.6%
1753 1,398 2011$ +2.7%
1754 1,415 2011$ +1.2%
1755 1,430 2011$ +1.1%
1756 1,454 2011$ +1.7%
1757 1,462 2011$ +0.6%
1758 1,465 2011$ +0.2%
1759 1,465 2011$ +0.0%
1760 1,476 2011$ +0.8%
1761 1,486 2011$ +0.7%
1762 1,487 2011$ +0.1%
1763 1,417 2011$ -4.7%
1764 1,392 2011$ -1.8%
1765 1,390 2011$ -0.1%
1766 1,404 2011$ +1.0%
1767 1,403 2011$ -0.1%
1768 1,393 2011$ -0.7%
1769 1,382 2011$ -0.8%
1770 1,388 2011$ +0.4%
1771 1,369 2011$ -1.4%
1772 1,382 2011$ +0.9%
1773 1,393 2011$ +0.8%
1774 1,433 2011$ +2.9%
1775 1,439 2011$ +0.4%
1776 1,446 2011$ +0.5%
1777 1,447 2011$ +0.1%
1778 1,470 2011$ +1.6%
1779 1,478 2011$ +0.5%
1780 1,460 2011$ -1.2%
1781 1,423 2011$ -2.5%
1782 1,406 2011$ -1.2%
1783 1,352 2011$ -3.8%
1784 1,312 2011$ -3.0%
1785 1,294 2011$ -1.4%
1786 1,298 2011$ +0.3%
1787 1,302 2011$ +0.3%
1788 1,302 2011$ +0.0%
1789 1,304 2011$ +0.2%
1790 1,298 2011$ -0.5%
1791 1,331 2011$ +2.5%
1792 1,353 2011$ +1.7%
1793 1,374 2011$ +1.6%
1794 1,385 2011$ +0.8%
1795 1,388 2011$ +0.2%
1796 1,380 2011$ -0.6%
1797 1,356 2011$ -1.7%
1798 1,341 2011$ -1.1%
1799 1,323 2011$ -1.3%
1800 1,305 2011$ -1.4%
1801 1,298 2011$ -0.5%
1802 1,274 2011$ -1.8%
1803 1,264 2011$ -0.8%
1804 1,240 2011$ -1.9%
1805 1,223 2011$ -1.4%
1806 1,202 2011$ -1.7%
1807 1,172 2011$ -2.5%
1808 1,143 2011$ -2.5%
1809 1,111 2011$ -2.8%
1810 1,073 2011$ -3.4%
1811 1,044 2011$ -2.7%
1820 1,007 2011$ -3.5%
1850 1,054 2011$ +4.7%
1860 921 2011$ -12.6%
1870 1,046 2011$ +13.6%
1890 1,568 2011$ +49.9%
1895 1,757 2011$ +12.1%
1896 1,785 2011$ +1.6%
1897 1,878 2011$ +5.2%
1898 1,959 2011$ +4.3%
1899 1,835 2011$ -6.3%
1900 1,822 2011$ -0.7%
1901 1,957 2011$ +7.4%
1902 1,796 2011$ -8.2%
1903 1,978 2011$ +10.1%
1904 1,992 2011$ +0.7%
1905 2,177 2011$ +9.3%
1906 2,130 2011$ -2.2%
1907 2,232 2011$ +4.8%
1908 2,203 2011$ -1.3%
1909 2,244 2011$ +1.9%
1910 2,240 2011$ -0.2%
1911 2,150 2011$ -4.0%
1912 2,131 2011$ -0.9%
1913 2,004 2011$ -6.0%
1914 2,007 2011$ +0.1%
1915 1,978 2011$ -1.4%
1916 2,130 2011$ +7.7%
1917 2,220 2011$ +4.2%
1918 2,308 2011$ +4.0%
1919 2,399 2011$ +3.9%
1920 2,552 2011$ +6.4%
1921 2,542 2011$ -0.4%
1922 2,562 2011$ +0.8%
1923 2,608 2011$ +1.8%
1924 2,523 2011$ -3.3%
1925 2,640 2011$ +4.6%
1926 2,756 2011$ +4.4%
1927 2,590 2011$ -6.0%
1928 2,565 2011$ -1.0%
1929 2,424 2011$ -5.5%
1930 2,233 2011$ -7.9%
1931 2,268 2011$ +1.6%
1932 1,890 2011$ -16.7%
1933 2,071 2011$ +9.6%
1934 2,176 2011$ +5.1%
1935 2,299 2011$ +5.7%
1936 2,444 2011$ +6.3%
1937 2,482 2011$ +1.6%
1938 2,479 2011$ -0.1%
1939 2,570 2011$ +3.7%
1940 2,560 2011$ -0.4%
1941 2,738 2011$ +7.0%
1942 2,817 2011$ +2.9%
1943 2,844 2011$ +1.0%
1944 2,998 2011$ +5.4%
1945 3,009 2011$ +0.4%
1946 3,124 2011$ +3.8%
1947 3,145 2011$ +0.7%
1948 3,188 2011$ +1.4%
1949 3,276 2011$ +2.8%
1950 3,510 2011$ +7.1%
1951 3,673 2011$ +4.6%
1952 3,706 2011$ +0.9%
1953 3,602 2011$ -2.8%
1954 3,851 2011$ +6.9%
1955 4,060 2011$ +5.4%
1956 4,213 2011$ +3.8%
1957 4,403 2011$ +4.5%
1958 4,501 2011$ +2.2%
1959 4,497 2011$ -0.1%
1960 4,723 2011$ +5.0%
1961 4,807 2011$ +1.8%
1962 4,881 2011$ +1.5%
1963 5,118 2011$ +4.9%
1964 5,555 2011$ +8.5%
1965 5,737 2011$ +3.3%
1966 5,950 2011$ +3.7%
1967 6,132 2011$ +3.1%
1968 6,432 2011$ +4.9%
1969 6,629 2011$ +3.1%
1970 6,873 2011$ +3.7%
1971 6,912 2011$ +0.6%
1972 7,256 2011$ +5.0%
1973 7,597 2011$ +4.7%
1974 7,801 2011$ +2.7%
1975 8,011 2011$ +2.7%
1976 8,131 2011$ +1.5%
1977 8,177 2011$ +0.6%
1978 8,690 2011$ +6.3%
1979 9,307 2011$ +7.1%
1980 9,929 2011$ +6.7%
1981 10,538 2011$ +6.1%
1982 10,240 2011$ -2.8%
1983 9,656 2011$ -5.7%
1984 9,777 2011$ +1.3%
1985 9,785 2011$ +0.1%
1986 9,283 2011$ -5.1%
1987 9,256 2011$ -0.3%
1988 9,193 2011$ -0.7%
1989 9,392 2011$ +2.2%
1990 9,699 2011$ +3.3%
1991 10,009 2011$ +3.2%
1992 10,262 2011$ +2.5%
1993 10,358 2011$ +0.9%
1994 10,721 2011$ +3.5%
1995 9,945 2011$ -7.2%
1996 10,386 2011$ +4.4%
1997 11,030 2011$ +6.2%
1998 11,511 2011$ +4.4%
1999 11,894 2011$ +3.3%
2000 12,613 2011$ +6.0%
2001 12,566 2011$ -0.4%
2002 12,646 2011$ +0.6%
2003 12,794 2011$ +1.2%
2004 13,288 2011$ +3.9%
2005 13,656 2011$ +2.8%
2006 14,288 2011$ +4.6%
2007 14,685 2011$ +2.8%
2008 14,808 2011$ +0.8%
2009 14,027 2011$ -5.3%
2010 14,697 2011$ +4.8%
2011 15,210 2011$ +3.5%
2012 15,639 2011$ +2.8%
2013 15,680 2011$ +0.3%
2014 15,856 2011$ +1.1%
2015 16,096 2011$ +1.5%
2016 16,133 2011$ +0.2%
2017 16,309 2011$ +1.1%
2018 16,494 2011$ +1.1%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 16,494 2011$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,242 2011$, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 16,494 2011$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,153 2011$, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1890 +49.9% 1,046 2011$ 1,568 2011$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1550s 574 2011$ 574 2011$ 574 2011$ 1
1570s 606 2011$ 606 2011$ 606 2011$ 1
1590s 749.2 2011$ 740 2011$ 767 2011$ 5
1600s 868.4 2011$ 799 2011$ 964 2011$ 10
1610s 994.7 2011$ 976 2011$ 1,009 2011$ 10
1620s 1,040 2011$ 1,003 2011$ 1,089 2011$ 10
1630s 1,120 2011$ 1,092 2011$ 1,152 2011$ 10
1640s 1,096 2011$ 1,078 2011$ 1,146 2011$ 10
1650s 1,161 2011$ 1,146 2011$ 1,172 2011$ 10
1660s 1,271 2011$ 1,172 2011$ 1,406 2011$ 10
1670s 1,412 2011$ 1,318 2011$ 1,474 2011$ 10
1680s 1,257 2011$ 1,213 2011$ 1,301 2011$ 10
1690s 1,356 2011$ 1,267 2011$ 1,443 2011$ 10
1700s 1,484 2011$ 1,406 2011$ 1,564 2011$ 10
1710s 1,522 2011$ 1,490 2011$ 1,557 2011$ 10
1720s 1,373 2011$ 1,320 2011$ 1,522 2011$ 10
1730s 1,330 2011$ 1,302 2011$ 1,358 2011$ 10
1740s 1,283 2011$ 1,242 2011$ 1,325 2011$ 10
1750s 1,405 2011$ 1,296 2011$ 1,465 2011$ 10
1760s 1,423 2011$ 1,382 2011$ 1,487 2011$ 10
1770s 1,424 2011$ 1,369 2011$ 1,478 2011$ 10
1780s 1,345 2011$ 1,294 2011$ 1,460 2011$ 10
1790s 1,353 2011$ 1,298 2011$ 1,388 2011$ 10
1800s 1,223 2011$ 1,111 2011$ 1,305 2011$ 10
1810s 1,058 2011$ 1,044 2011$ 1,073 2011$ 2
1820s 1,007 2011$ 1,007 2011$ 1,007 2011$ 1
1850s 1,054 2011$ 1,054 2011$ 1,054 2011$ 1
1860s 921 2011$ 921 2011$ 921 2011$ 1
1870s 1,046 2011$ 1,046 2011$ 1,046 2011$ 1
1890s 1,797 2011$ 1,568 2011$ 1,959 2011$ 6
1900s 2,053 2011$ 1,796 2011$ 2,244 2011$ 10
1910s 2,157 2011$ 1,978 2011$ 2,399 2011$ 10
1920s 2,576 2011$ 2,424 2011$ 2,756 2011$ 10
1930s 2,291 2011$ 1,890 2011$ 2,570 2011$ 10
1940s 2,970 2011$ 2,560 2011$ 3,276 2011$ 10
1950s 4,002 2011$ 3,510 2011$ 4,501 2011$ 10
1960s 5,596 2011$ 4,723 2011$ 6,629 2011$ 10
1970s 7,876 2011$ 6,873 2011$ 9,307 2011$ 10
1980s 9,705 2011$ 9,193 2011$ 10,538 2011$ 10
1990s 10,582 2011$ 9,699 2011$ 11,894 2011$ 10
2000s 13,537 2011$ 12,566 2011$ 14,808 2011$ 10
2010s 15,790 2011$ 14,697 2011$ 16,494 2011$ 9

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 59 Gabon 17,614 2011$ compare
  2. 60 Thailand 16,649 2011$ compare
  3. 61 Azerbaijan 16,628 2011$ compare
  4. 63 Dominican Republic 15,912 2011$ compare
  5. 64 Botswana 15,842 2011$ compare
  6. 65 Libya 15,013 2011$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Mexico?
Divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Mexico was 16,494 2011$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 16,494 2011$ in 2018.
What is the lowest divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 574 2011$ in 1550.
How does Mexico rank for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Mexico ranks 62nd out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
Is divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Unit
2011$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
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Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
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Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/4329598 [Figure 1.19]