Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Mexico

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Mexico in 2025 — 11.8%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6.1 pp.

2025 11.8% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 99of 132
Period maximum 12.2%2020
Period minimum 5.6%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Mexico, 1960–202546810121419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.6%1962: 6.3%1964: 6.4%1966: 6.5%1968: 6.8%1970: 7.3%1972: 8.6%1974: 9.1%1976: 11%1978: 10.9%1980: 9.5%1982: 9.9%1984: 8.8%1986: 8.8%1988: 8.5%1990: 8.4%1992: 9.9%1994: 9%1996: 7.7%1998: 8%2000: 9%2002: 9.8%2004: 10%2006: 9.9%2008: 10.3%2010: 11.3%2012: 11.4%2014: 11.8%2016: 11.6%2018: 11.3%2020: 12.2%2022: 11.1%2024: 11.6%2025: 11.8%
Change over the period: +6.1 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 11.8%
Central America computed 12%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.8 +0.2 pp
2024 11.6 +0.4 pp
2023 11.2 +0.1 pp
2022 11.1 −0.3 pp
2021 11.4 −0.8 pp
2020 12.2 +1.1 pp
2019 11.1 −0.1 pp
2018 11.3 +0 pp
2017 11.2 −0.4 pp
2016 11.6 −0.3 pp
2015 11.9 +0.1 pp
2014 11.8 +0 pp
2013 11.7 +0.3 pp
2012 11.4 +0.1 pp
2011 11.3 +0.1 pp
2010 11.3 −0.1 pp
2009 11.4 +1.1 pp
2008 10.3 +0.3 pp
2007 9.9 +0.1 pp
2006 9.9 −0.2 pp
2005 10.1 +0.1 pp
2004 10 −0.5 pp
2003 10.5 +0.7 pp
2002 9.8 +0.5 pp
2001 9.4 +0.3 pp
2000 9 +0.3 pp
1999 8.7 +0.7 pp
1998 8 +0.2 pp
1997 7.9 +0.2 pp
1996 7.7 −0.4 pp
1995 8 −0.9 pp
1994 9 +0.4 pp
1993 8.6 −1.4 pp
1992 9.9 +0.8 pp
1991 9.1 +0.7 pp
1990 8.4 +0.1 pp
1989 8.3 −0.2 pp
1988 8.5 +0.1 pp
1987 8.4 −0.4 pp
1986 8.8 +0 pp
1985 8.7 −0.1 pp
1984 8.8 +0.4 pp
1983 8.4 −1.5 pp
1982 9.9 −0.3 pp
1981 10.2 +0.7 pp
1980 9.5 −1.4 pp
1979 10.9 −0 pp
1978 10.9 +0.2 pp
1977 10.8 −0.2 pp
1976 11 +0.7 pp
1975 10.3 +1.2 pp
1974 9.1 −0 pp
1973 9.2 +0.6 pp
1972 8.6 +1 pp
1971 7.6 +0.4 pp
1970 7.3 +0.4 pp
1969 6.9 +0 pp
1968 6.8 +0.3 pp
1967 6.6 +0.1 pp
1966 6.5 +0.2 pp
1965 6.3 −0.1 pp
1964 6.4 −0.1 pp
1963 6.5 +0.2 pp
1962 6.3 +0.6 pp
1961 5.7 +0.1 pp
1960 5.6

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.