Subnational government expenditure in Mexico
Mexico: Subnational government expenditure was 29.19 Percentage of GDP in 2024. β² Rising
Subnational government expenditure in Mexico, 2003β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subnational government expenditure in Mexico is 29.19 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government expenditure in Mexico peaked at 29.31 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.73 Percentage of GDP, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 34th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.45 Percentage of GDP | 19.73 Percentage of GDP | 24.42 Percentage of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.89 Percentage of GDP | 24.45 Percentage of GDP | 28.26 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.82 Percentage of GDP | 26.54 Percentage of GDP | 29.31 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 31 Costa Rica 38.24 Percentage of GDP compare
- 32 Colombia 35.71 Percentage of GDP compare
- 33 Switzerland 32.47 Percentage of GDP compare
- 35 Chile 26.69 Percentage of GDP compare
- 36 Ireland 22.37 Percentage of GDP compare
More public sector data for Mexico
- Arms imports 46.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 14.8% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 41.3% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 31.7% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.9% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.9% (2024)
- Interest payments 20.0% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 10.6% (2024)
- Interest payments 15.8% (2023)
- Other taxes 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government expenditure in Mexico?
- Subnational government expenditure in Mexico was 29.19 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government expenditure recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 29.31 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest subnational government expenditure recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.73 Percentage of GDP in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for subnational government expenditure?
- Mexico ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government expenditure rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure.<br/><br/>The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries.<br/><br/>The data for the latest year available is also available in <a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-issues/subnational-finance-and-investment/subnational-governments-infrastructure-finance-2026.pdf">PDF format</a> and via an <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/dashboards/oecd-dashboard-on-subnational-government-structure-and-finance.html">Interactive dashboard</a>.