Costa Rica vs Mexico: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Costa Rica
5,333 current US$ per person
in 2025
Mexico
5,176 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Mexico rank
85th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5,333 current US$ per person against 5,176 current US$ per person in Mexico, a difference of 157 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 82nd and Mexico ranks 85th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 100.84 current US$ per person 35.13 current US$ per person 65.7 current US$ per person Costa Rica
1970s 340.05 current US$ per person 92.87 current US$ per person 247.18 current US$ per person Costa Rica
1980s 460.44 current US$ per person 294.77 current US$ per person 165.67 current US$ per person Costa Rica
1990s 1,110 current US$ per person 944.57 current US$ per person 165.29 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2000s 2,277 current US$ per person 2,121 current US$ per person 156.17 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2010s 3,496 current US$ per person 3,350 current US$ per person 145.76 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2020s 4,455 current US$ per person 4,517 current US$ per person 61.51 current US$ per person Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 5,333 current US$ per person against 5,176 current US$ per person in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Mexico?
157 current US$ 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 imports (current us$), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Mexico ranks 85th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.