Costa Rica vs Mexico: Net foreign assets
Costa Rica
8.46 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Mexico
4.77 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Mexico rank
35th
Net foreign assets over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.46 trillion current LCU against 4.77 trillion current LCU in Mexico, a difference of 3.69 trillion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Globally, Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 35th of 186 countries.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.