China vs Mexico: GDP per capita

China
21,748 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Mexico
20,015 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
China rank
82nd
Mexico rank
85th

GDP per capita over time

  • China
  • Mexico
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195019862023

How they compare

China currently reports 21,748 international-$ in 2021 prices against 20,015 international-$ in 2021 prices in Mexico, a difference of 1,732 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Mexico ahead.

Globally, China ranks 82nd and Mexico ranks 85th of 184 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.