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$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5,333 current US$ 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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About this data
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.