Costa Rica vs Mexico: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
5,129 current US$ per person
in 2025
Mexico
5,039 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
55th
Mexico rank
56th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5,129 current US$ per person against 5,039 current US$ per person in Mexico, a difference of 90 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Mexico ranks 56th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.11 current US$ per person | 24.95 current US$ per person | 52.15 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 244.96 current US$ per person | 58.28 current US$ per person | 186.68 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 392.64 current US$ per person | 351.67 current US$ per person | 40.97 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 951.57 current US$ per person | 852.98 current US$ per person | 98.59 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1,677 current US$ per person | 1,980 current US$ per person | 302.89 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2,254 current US$ per person | 3,216 current US$ per person | 961.28 current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 3,643 current US$ per person | 4,331 current US$ per person | 688.37 current US$ per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 5,129 current US$ per person against 5,039 current US$ per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 90 current US$ per person, 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 merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and Mexico ranks 56th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (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.