Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Mexico

Mexico: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.3307 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3307
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
64th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4347
in 2009
All-time low
0.3307
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Mexico, 2008–2020

00.10.20.30.42008201420202008: 0.4132009: 0.4352010: 0.4162011: 0.3952012: 0.3922013: 0.382014: 0.3822015: 0.4072016: 0.3892017: 0.3712018: 0.3862019: 0.3492020: 0.331

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Mexico stood at 0.3307. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Mexico peaked at 0.4347 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3307, in 2020.

Mexico ranks 64th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Mexico, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.4129
2009 0.4347 +5.3%
2010 0.4155 -4.4%
2011 0.3955 -4.8%
2012 0.3922 -0.8%
2013 0.3804 -3.0%
2014 0.3825 +0.5%
2015 0.4066 +6.3%
2016 0.3888 -4.4%
2017 0.3709 -4.6%
2018 0.3862 +4.1%
2019 0.3486 -9.7%
2020 0.3307 -5.1%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.3307 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6549, 50% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.3307 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6095, 54% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4238 0.4129 0.4347 2
2010s 0.3867 0.3486 0.4155 10
2020s 0.3307 0.3307 0.3307 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 61 United States of America 0.3505 compare
  2. 62 Denmark 0.3415 compare
  3. 63 Serbia 0.3313 compare
  4. 65 South Africa 0.3208 compare
  5. 66 France 0.3175 compare
  6. 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.304 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Mexico?
Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Mexico was 0.3307 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.4347 in 2009.
What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3307 in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
Mexico ranks 64th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
79 places, 1,598 data points, 1973–2020
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