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

Turkey currently reports 10.4% against 10.0% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.

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.

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.