Central government expense in Mexico
Central government expense in Mexico was equal to 22.5% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 1988.
Mexico, 2023
22.5%
Change from 2022
+0.2percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
34.4%
Central government expense in Mexico over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.5% | – |
| 2022 | 22.3% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | – | 25.9% |
| 2007 | – | 24.8% |
| 2006 | – | 24.9% |
| 2005 | – | 25.1% |
| 2004 | – | 24.8% |
| 2003 | – | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 22.3% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 20.7%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.