Costa Rica vs Mexico: Net electricity imports
Costa Rica
-0.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
-0.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
175th
Mexico rank
174th
Net electricity imports over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports -0.31 terawatt-hours against -0.36 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 175th and Mexico ranks 174th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.125 terawatt-hours | -0.663 terawatt-hours | 0.538 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.086 terawatt-hours | 0.095 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2020s | -0.3367 terawatt-hours | 0.1867 terawatt-hours | 0.5233 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at -0.31 terawatt-hours against -0.36 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.05 terawatt-hours, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 175th and Mexico ranks 174th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.