Costa Rica vs Mexico: Broad money
Broad money over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 50.6% against 48.0% in Mexico, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Mexico ranks 103rd of 167 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 | 20.2% | 25.7% | 5.6% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 32.1% | 2.4% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 25.7% | 16.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 24.4% | 3.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 24.7% | 22.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 33.6% | 15.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 44.3% | 6.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 50.6% against 48.0% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 2.6%, 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 broad money?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and Mexico ranks 103rd of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.