Mexico vs Philippines
Mexico vs Philippines: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $10,260 in Mexico and $4,066 in Philippines, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mexico, by $6,194, or 2.52 times that in Philippines.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2025, Mexico ranked 72 and Philippines ranked 120 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 | Mexico | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,260 | $4,066 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $10,280 | $3,926 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $10,230 | $3,745 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $10,010 | $3,578 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $9,728 | $3,351 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $9,235 | $3,199 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $10,160 | $3,576 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $10,300 | $3,411 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $10,190 | $3,247 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $10,100 | $3,076 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $10,020 | $2,910 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $9,862 | $2,777 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $9,739 | $2,654 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $9,783 | $2,534 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $9,576 | $2,417 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $9,389 | $2,373 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $9,074 | $2,257 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $9,826 | $2,265 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $9,878 | $2,209 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $9,814 | $2,110 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $9,492 | $2,038 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $9,421 | $1,978 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $9,222 | $1,893 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $9,242 | $1,837 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $9,398 | $1,808 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $9,582 | $1,793 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $9,265 | $1,759 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $9,162 | $1,747 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $8,771 | $1,800 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $8,321 | $1,752 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $7,971 | $1,694 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $8,623 | $1,655 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $8,412 | $1,620 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $8,330 | $1,624 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $8,197 | $1,656 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $8,037 | $1,704 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $7,784 | $1,696 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $7,658 | $1,638 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $7,716 | $1,577 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $7,714 | $1,551 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $8,194 | $1,538 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $8,208 | $1,697 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $8,099 | $1,879 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $8,677 | $1,898 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $8,875 | $1,882 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $8,290 | $1,868 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $7,815 | $1,822 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $7,310 | $1,772 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $6,889 | $1,731 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $6,845 | $1,684 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $6,741 | $1,587 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $6,559 | $1,540 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $6,385 | $1,522 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $6,099 | $1,431 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $5,809 | $1,388 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $5,775 | $1,349 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $5,596 | $1,335 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $5,589 | $1,312 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $5,278 | $1,285 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $5,154 | $1,258 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $5,021 | $1,241 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $4,846 | $1,215 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $4,475 | $1,212 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $4,276 | $1,169 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $4,219 | $1,151 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $4,146 | $1,124 | $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
Mexico vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007