China vs Mexico: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in China buys about what

$114

buys in Mexico, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Mexico buys what $88.02 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 88% of Mexico's, so a dollar goes 14% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaMexico
Economy
Population1.41 billion131.9 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$1.83 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$13,889
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$25,868
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%54%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.86 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$14.29 a day2024 survey · $5,216 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaMexico
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$3.41 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan10.33Mexican peso
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$13,730
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$25,070

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Mexico, upper middle income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • China
  • Mexico
Year-by-year table
YearChinaMexico
2025$25,067$21,912
2024$23,841$21,970
2023$22,687$21,865
2022$21,499$21,392
2021$20,843$20,783
2020$19,215$19,728
2019$18,821$21,704
2018$17,807$21,998
2017$16,758$21,778
2016$15,773$21,578
2015$14,857$21,409
2014$13,969$21,070
2013$13,081$20,805
2012$12,218$20,899
2011$11,405$20,458
2010$10,476$20,058
2009$9,519$19,386
2008$8,744$20,993
2007$8,014$21,102
2006$7,057$20,966
2005$6,298$20,277
2004$5,684$20,127
2003$5,192$19,701
2002$4,744$19,745
2001$4,372$20,078
2000$4,066$20,470

China vs Mexico: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.