Deficit, Percent of own spending in Mexico
Mexico: Deficit, Percent of own spending was -0.4124 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Deficit, Percent of own spending in Mexico, 2008–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deficit, percent of own spending in Mexico is -0.4124, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 78.0% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deficit, percent of own spending in Mexico peaked at -0.1215 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.4462, in 2009.
That places Mexico 52nd out of 66 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Deficit, Percent of own spending in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -0.1942 | — |
| 2009 | -0.4462 | +129.7% |
| 2010 | -0.4096 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | -0.3446 | -15.9% |
| 2012 | -0.3624 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | -0.3621 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | -0.4397 | +21.4% |
| 2015 | -0.3627 | -17.5% |
| 2016 | -0.2103 | -42.0% |
| 2017 | -0.1215 | -42.2% |
| 2018 | -0.2767 | +127.8% |
| 2019 | -0.2317 | -16.2% |
| 2020 | -0.4124 | +78.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.3202 | -0.4462 | -0.1942 | 2 |
| 2010s | -0.3121 | -0.4397 | -0.1215 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4124 | -0.4124 | -0.4124 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 49 Albania -0.3917 compare
- 50 Uganda -0.3996 compare
- 51 Brazil -0.4098 compare
- 53 El Salvador -0.4397 compare
- 54 Switzerland -0.4467 compare
- 55 South Africa -0.4653 compare
More public sector data for Mexico
- Arms imports 46.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3515 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -98.76 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 46.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 127.82 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0091 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 41.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 16.73 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deficit, percent of own spending in Mexico?
- Deficit, percent of own spending in Mexico was -0.4124 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deficit, percent of own spending recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1215 in 2017.
- What is the lowest deficit, percent of own spending recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4462 in 2009.
- How does Mexico rank for deficit, percent of own spending?
- Mexico ranks 52nd out of 66 countries with data for 2020.
- Is deficit, percent of own spending rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.