Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Mexico
Mexico: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 5.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Mexico, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Mexico is 5.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Mexico peaked at 15.8% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1987.
Mexico ranks 141st of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 15.8% | — |
| 1973 | 13.9% | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 13.0% | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 12.8% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 9.6% | -25.0% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 11.9% | +24.9% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | -54.2% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | -19.7% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +36.6% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | +38.9% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -10.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 5.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.2%, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 5.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.3%, 39% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -54.2% | 11.9% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 9.6% | 15.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 5.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 7.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Mexico?
- Goods and services expense in Mexico was 5.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 1972.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1987.
- How does Mexico rank for goods and services expense?
- Mexico ranks 141st out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.