Taxes on exports in Mexico
Mexico: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Mexico, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Mexico is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 652.2% on the previous year and down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Mexico peaked at 9.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Mexico 75th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.3% | — |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +36.1% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -18.5% |
| 1977 | 8.7% | +259.4% |
| 1978 | 8.4% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 9.8% | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -96.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -53.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -68.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +26.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +642.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -87.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +94.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -36.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -56.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -24.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -43.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -98.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +208.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -85.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -33.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -76.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +744.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -57.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -33.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -70.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -57.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +140.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -64.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -40.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -55.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +652.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +744.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | +652.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1986 | +642.9% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 2.0% | 9.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 taxes on exports in Mexico?
- Taxes on exports in Mexico was 0.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for taxes on exports?
- Mexico ranks 75th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.