Military spending, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Military spending, per capita was 104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person
Change on year
down 33.6%
World rank
79th
of 161 countries
All-time high
157.38 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2024
All-time low
21.92 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 1961
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Military spending, per capita in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending, per capita in Mexico is 104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 33.6% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Mexico peaked at 157.38 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.92 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 79th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 21.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 24.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 26.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 26.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 24.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 24.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 24.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 25.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 28.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 25.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 25.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 30.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 1973 | 32.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 34.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 36.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 39.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 35.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 35.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 38.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 35.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 46.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.3% |
| 1982 | 43.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 40.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 50.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 51.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 42.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 40.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 36.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 37.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 35.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 36.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 39.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 41.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 51.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 42.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 43.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 43.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 43.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 45.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 46.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 45.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 42.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 42.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 40.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 40.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 37.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 49.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 48.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 57.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 53.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 57.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 60.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 62.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 65.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 60.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 66.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 60.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 66.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 72.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 93.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 89.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 95.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 92.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 157.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +69.7% |
| 2025 | 104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -33.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.55 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.53 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +69.7% | 92.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | 157.38 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | 21.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | 28.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 25.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | 39.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 35.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | 51.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 35.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | 51.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 37.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | 57.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | 53.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | 72.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | 89.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 157.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 76 Brazil 111.08 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 77 Tunisia 109.38 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 78 Vietnam 107.42 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 80 Jamaica 98.64 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 82 Fiji 87.22 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Mexico?
- Military spending, per capita in Mexico was 104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 157.38 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.92 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for military spending, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 79th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.