Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Mexico

Budget balance in Mexico in 2031 — -3%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 188. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2031 -3% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 117of 188
Period maximum 2.3%1992
Period minimum -5.8%2024

Trend over time

1990–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Mexico, 1990–2031-7.5-5-2.502.51990199520002005201020152020202520301990: -3.1%1991: 1.5%1992: 2.3%1993: -1.5%1994: -2.3%1995: -2.3%1996: -3.7%1997: -3.5%1998: -4.5%1999: -4.5%2000: -2.7%2001: -2.6%2002: -2.2%2003: -2.2%2004: -1.3%2005: -1.4%2006: -1.2%2007: -1.5%2008: -0.7%2009: -3.9%2010: -3.8%2011: -3.2%2012: -3.6%2013: -3.6%2014: -4.4%2015: -3.9%2016: -2.7%2017: -1%2018: -2.1%2019: -2.3%2020: -4.3%2021: -3.7%2022: -4.3%2023: -4.3%2024: -5.8%2025: -4.9%2026: -4.4%2027: -3.5%2028: -3%2029: -3%2030: -3%2031: -3%
Change over the period: +0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Mexico -3%
World computed -4.85%
Latin America & Caribbean computed -3.31%
Central America computed -2.75%
Budget balance — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3 +0 pp
2030 -3 +0 pp
2029 -3 +0 pp
2028 -3 +0.5 pp
2027 -3.5 +0.9 pp
2026 -4.4 +0.5 pp
2025 -4.9 +0.9 pp
2024 -5.8 −1.5 pp
2023 -4.3 +0 pp
2022 -4.3 −0.6 pp
2021 -3.7 +0.6 pp
2020 -4.3 −2 pp
2019 -2.3 −0.2 pp
2018 -2.1 −1.1 pp
2017 -1 +1.7 pp
2016 -2.7 +1.2 pp
2015 -3.9 +0.5 pp
2014 -4.4 −0.8 pp
2013 -3.6 +0 pp
2012 -3.6 −0.4 pp
2011 -3.2 +0.6 pp
2010 -3.8 +0.1 pp
2009 -3.9 −3.2 pp
2008 -0.7 +0.8 pp
2007 -1.5 −0.3 pp
2006 -1.2 +0.2 pp
2005 -1.4 −0.1 pp
2004 -1.3 +0.9 pp
2003 -2.2 +0 pp
2002 -2.2 +0.4 pp
2001 -2.6 +0.1 pp
2000 -2.7 +1.8 pp
1999 -4.5 +0 pp
1998 -4.5 −1 pp
1997 -3.5 +0.2 pp
1996 -3.7 −1.4 pp
1995 -2.3 +0 pp
1994 -2.3 −0.8 pp
1993 -1.5 −3.8 pp
1992 2.3 +0.8 pp
1991 1.5 +4.6 pp
1990 -3.1

Central America, 2031

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

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.