Mexico vs Peru: Public social spending as share of GDP

Mexico

10.0%

in 2023

Peru

7.5%

in 2023

Mexico rank

41st

Peru rank

42nd

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Mexico currently reports 10.0% against 7.5% in Peru, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 41st and Peru ranks 42nd of 42 countries.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.