Taxes on international trade in Mexico
Mexico: Taxes on international trade was 2.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Mexico, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Mexico is 2.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Mexico peaked at 14.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2012.
Mexico ranks 102nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.8% | — |
| 1973 | 10.3% | -25.4% |
| 1974 | 11.6% | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 8.8% | -15.5% |
| 1977 | 11.2% | +27.0% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | +28.4% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | -51.3% |
| 1981 | 7.7% | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | -25.5% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | -42.0% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | +22.7% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | +41.6% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | -39.2% |
| 1989 | 5.2% | +58.4% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 7.7% | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -33.6% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -63.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5% | 8.8% | 14.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 3.9% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 5 |
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 international trade in Mexico?
- Taxes on international trade in Mexico was 2.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1979.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2012.
- How does Mexico rank for taxes on international trade?
- Mexico ranks 102nd out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.