Argentina vs Mexico
Argentina vs Mexico: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $13,290 in Argentina and $10,260 in Mexico, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by $3,030, or 1.3 times that in Mexico.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Mexico.
- In 2025, Argentina ranked 62 and Mexico ranked 72 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Argentina | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,290 | $10,260 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $12,770 | $10,280 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $12,990 | $10,230 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $13,280 | $10,010 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $12,550 | $9,728 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $11,390 | $9,235 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $12,710 | $10,160 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $13,060 | $10,300 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $13,520 | $10,190 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $13,270 | $10,100 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $13,680 | $10,020 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $13,460 | $9,862 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $13,950 | $9,739 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $13,750 | $9,783 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $14,040 | $9,576 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $13,390 | $9,389 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $12,290 | $9,074 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $13,200 | $9,826 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $12,810 | $9,878 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $11,870 | $9,814 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $11,100 | $9,492 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $10,300 | $9,421 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $9,546 | $9,222 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $8,862 | $9,242 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $10,050 | $9,398 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $10,630 | $9,582 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $10,840 | $9,265 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $11,350 | $9,162 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $11,060 | $8,771 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $10,350 | $8,321 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $9,934 | $7,971 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $10,360 | $8,623 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $9,921 | $8,412 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $9,293 | $8,330 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $8,730 | $8,197 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $8,115 | $8,037 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $8,445 | $7,784 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $9,237 | $7,658 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $9,484 | $7,716 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $9,378 | $7,714 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $8,973 | $8,194 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $9,614 | $8,208 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $9,618 | $8,099 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $9,366 | $8,677 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $9,588 | $8,875 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $10,280 | $8,290 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $10,280 | $7,815 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $9,481 | $7,310 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $10,090 | $6,889 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $9,585 | $6,845 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $9,936 | $6,741 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $10,100 | $6,559 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $9,730 | $6,385 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $9,618 | $6,099 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $9,615 | $5,809 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $9,244 | $5,775 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $9,112 | $5,596 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $8,436 | $5,589 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $8,172 | $5,278 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $8,041 | $5,154 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $8,220 | $5,021 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $7,551 | $4,846 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $6,968 | $4,475 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $7,480 | $4,276 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $7,671 | $4,219 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $7,397 | $4,146 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019