Public social spending as share of GDP in Mexico
Mexico: Public social spending as share of GDP was 10.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public social spending as share of GDP in Mexico, 1985–2023
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public social spending as share of gdp in Mexico is 10.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public social spending as share of gdp in Mexico peaked at 10.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1987.
Mexico ranks 41st of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public social spending as share of gdp in Mexico?
- Public social spending as share of gdp in Mexico was 10.0% in 2023, according to OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1987.
- How does Mexico rank for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.