Mexico vs North America: 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 Mexico buys about what

$173

buys in North America, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in North America buys what $57.89 buys in Mexico. Prices across Mexico's economy average 58% of North America's, so a dollar goes 73% further in Mexico.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureMexicoNorth America
Economy
Population131.9 million608.5 million23 of 23 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$1.83 trillion$35.6 trillion21 of 23 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$13,889$59,56421 of 23 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$25,868$64,22621 of 23 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%54%93%21 of 23 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$1.86 in the US$1.08 in the US21 of 23 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$14.29 a day2024 survey · $5,216 a year · incomeMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureMexicoNorth America
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$3.41 trillion$38.4 trillion21 of 23 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar10.33Mexican pesoMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$13,730$58,81321 of 23 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$25,070$63,63321 of 23 countries

World Bank income groups: Mexico, upper middle income. North America adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

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. North America covers the 21 of its 23 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • Mexico
  • North America
Year-by-year table
YearMexicoNorth America
2025$21,912$54,903
2024$21,970$54,190
2023$21,865$53,386
2022$21,392$52,408
2021$20,783$51,329
2020$19,728$48,507
2019$21,704$50,378
2018$21,998$49,645
2017$21,778$48,652
2016$21,578$47,887
2015$21,409$47,470
2014$21,070$46,616
2013$20,805$45,878
2012$20,899$45,394
2011$20,458$44,773
2010$20,058$44,362
2009$19,386$43,538
2008$20,993$45,339
2007$21,102$45,688
2006$20,966$45,236
2005$20,277$44,378
2004$20,127$43,397
2003$19,701$42,287
2002$19,745$41,673
2001$20,078$41,467
2000$20,470$41,585

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