Mexico vs Turkey: Public social spending as share of GDP
Mexico
10.0%
in 2023
Turkey
10.4%
in 2024
Mexico rank
41st
Turkey rank
40th
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 10.4% against 10.0% in Mexico, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 41st and Turkey ranks 40th of 42 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.5% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 4.3% | 0.8% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 9.9% | 4.3% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 12.0% | 4.8% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 10.7% | 0.9% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 10.4% against 10.0% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Mexico and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 41st and Turkey ranks 40th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.