Mexico in figures
Back to MexicoTrade came to weigh far more in the economy. Exports of goods and services rose from 24.2% of GDP in 2000 to 39.6% in 2025, and imports from 25.7% to 40.3%, while output in current dollars went from $742.1 billion to $1.83 trillion. The population was 98,625,552 in 2000 and 131,946,900 in 2025. Children under 15 fell from 34.3% of it in 2000 to 24.1% in 2025.
GDP
$1.83 tn
2025
from $742.1 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$13 889
2025
from $7 524 in 2000
Real growth
0.6%
2025
from 5.0% in 2000
Inflation
3.8%
2025
from 9.5% in 2000
Unemployment
2.7%
2025
from 2.6% in 2000
Government debt
61.8%of GDP
2025
from 38.5% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Mexico's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Real output shrank by 6.3% in 2009 and by 8.3% in 2020, and slipped just below zero in 2001, 2002 and 2019. Growth reached 6.0% in 2021 and then slowed every year after: 3.7% in 2022, 3.1% in 2023, 1.4% in 2024 and 0.6% in 2025. The IMF projected 1.6% for 2026. GDP per person in current dollars was $13,889 in 2025, against $7,524 in 2000, and $25,868 at purchasing power in 2025. Gross national income per person reached $13,730 in 2025. Manufacturing produced 20.0% of GDP in 2025. That is close to the 21.0% of 2000, after a dip to 17.4% in 2009 and a high of 21.5% in 2022. Industry as a whole, construction included, fell from 34.4% of GDP in 2000 to 30.6% in 2025, while services made up 58.9% and agriculture, forestry and fishing 3.9% in 2025.
$1.83 tn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.83 tn |
| 2024 | $1.83 tn |
| 2023 | $1.79 tn |
| 2022 | $1.47 tn |
| 2021 | $1.32 tn |
| 2020 | $1.12 tn |
| 2019 | $1.30 tn |
| 2018 | $1.26 tn |
| 2017 | $1.19 tn |
| 2016 | $1.11 tn |
| 2015 | $1.21 tn |
| 2014 | $1.36 tn |
| 2013 | $1.33 tn |
| 2012 | $1.26 tn |
| 2011 | $1.23 tn |
| 2010 | $1.11 tn |
| 2009 | $943.4 bn |
| 2008 | $1.16 tn |
| 2007 | $1.10 tn |
| 2006 | $1.02 tn |
| 2005 | $917.6 bn |
| 2004 | $819.5 bn |
| 2003 | $765.5 bn |
| 2002 | $810.7 bn |
| 2001 | $796.1 bn |
| 2000 | $742.1 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
0.6%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.1% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2026 (projection) | 1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7% |
| 2021 | 6.0% |
| 2020 | −8.3% |
| 2019 | −0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% |
| 2009 | −6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.8% |
| 2005 | 2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% |
| 2002 | −0.2% |
| 2001 | −0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.0% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$13 8892025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13 889 | $25 868 |
| 2024 | $13 988 | $25 820 |
| 2023 | $13 831 | $25 188 |
| 2022 | $11 406 | $23 135 |
| 2021 | $10 314 | $20 783 |
| 2020 | $8 841 | $19 354 |
| 2019 | $10 370 | $20 964 |
| 2018 | $10 085 | $20 921 |
| 2017 | $9 649 | $20 489 |
| 2016 | $9 098 | $20 105 |
| 2015 | $10 021 | $19 071 |
| 2014 | $11 391 | $18 821 |
| 2013 | $11 217 | $18 170 |
| 2012 | $10 744 | $18 005 |
| 2011 | $10 664 | $17 267 |
| 2010 | $9 729 | $15 909 |
| 2009 | $8 424 | $15 191 |
| 2008 | $10 524 | $15 681 |
| 2007 | $10 134 | $15 032 |
| 2006 | $9 513 | $14 540 |
| 2005 | $8 672 | $13 260 |
| 2004 | $7 850 | $12 658 |
| 2003 | $7 434 | $12 066 |
| 2002 | $7 983 | $11 762 |
| 2001 | $7 953 | $11 739 |
| 2000 | $7 524 | $11 705 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Inflation was 9.5% in 2000 and had come down to 2.7% by 2015. It climbed to 6.0% in 2017 and 7.9% in 2022, then eased to 3.8% in 2025; the IMF projected 3.9% for 2026 and 3.0% a year from 2028. Measured unemployment stayed low throughout, 5.4% at its 2009 high and 2.7% in 2025, with 5.7% among people aged 15 to 24 that year. Labour force participation dropped to 56.4% in 2020 and was 61.6% in 2025.
3.8%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | 3.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | 3.9% |
| 2025 | 3.8% |
| 2024 | 4.7% |
| 2023 | 5.5% |
| 2022 | 7.9% |
| 2021 | 5.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | 6.0% |
| 2016 | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.5% |
| 2002 | 5.0% |
| 2001 | 6.4% |
| 2000 | 9.5% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
2.7%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.7% | 5.7% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | 5.8% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | 5.8% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | 6.5% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | 7.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | 8.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | 7.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | 8.5% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | 9.4% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | 9.4% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | 9.8% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | 9.7% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | 10.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | 7.6% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | 7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | 7.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | 6.9% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | 8.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | 6.1% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | 5.0% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | 5.2% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports equalled 21.5% of GDP in 2001 and 42.9% in 2022 before settling at 39.6% in 2025. Imports moved with them, from 23.2% of GDP in 2001 to 45.9% in 2022 and 40.3% in 2025. The current account swung between a deficit of 2.6% of GDP in 2015 and a surplus of 2.4% in 2020, and in 2025 it was 0.5% in deficit. Foreign direct investment brought net inflows of 2.4% of GDP in 2025.
39.6%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.6% | 40.3% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | 38.1% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | 37.6% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | 45.9% |
| 2021 | 40.6% | 42.5% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | 37.6% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | 38.9% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | 41.2% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | 39.4% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | 38.9% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | 36.3% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | 32.6% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | 31.9% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | 32.7% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | 31.7% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | 28.1% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | 29.4% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | 28.5% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | 27.9% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | 27.1% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | 26.9% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | 25.0% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | 23.4% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | 23.2% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | 25.7% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
−0.5%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −0.5% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
| 2023 | −0.7% |
| 2022 | −1.3% |
| 2021 | −0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4% |
| 2019 | −0.3% |
| 2018 | −2.1% |
| 2017 | −1.8% |
| 2016 | −2.3% |
| 2015 | −2.6% |
| 2014 | −1.8% |
| 2013 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | −1.4% |
| 2011 | −0.9% |
| 2010 | −0.3% |
| 2009 | −0.8% |
| 2008 | −1.4% |
| 2007 | −0.8% |
| 2006 | −0.3% |
| 2005 | −0.6% |
| 2004 | −0.5% |
| 2003 | −0.5% |
| 2002 | −1.5% |
| 2001 | −2.2% |
| 2000 | −2.5% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
2.4%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.4% |
| 2024 | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.5% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
General government gross debt stood at 35.5% of GDP in 2007 and 51.0% in 2015. It reached 61.8% in 2025. The IMF projected 63.6% for 2031, with the deficit, 5.8% of GDP in 2024 and 4.9% in 2025, narrowing to 3.0% a year from 2028. Tax revenue came to 14.8% of GDP in 2024, up from 9.1% in 2000.
61.8%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 63.6% |
| 2030 (projection) | 63.4% |
| 2029 (projection) | 63.3% |
| 2028 (projection) | 63.1% |
| 2027 (projection) | 63.1% |
| 2026 (projection) | 62.7% |
| 2025 | 61.8% |
| 2024 | 59.1% |
| 2023 | 52.8% |
| 2022 | 53.8% |
| 2021 | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 58.5% |
| 2019 | 51.9% |
| 2018 | 52.2% |
| 2017 | 52.5% |
| 2016 | 55.0% |
| 2015 | 51.0% |
| 2014 | 47.1% |
| 2013 | 44.1% |
| 2012 | 40.8% |
| 2011 | 41.2% |
| 2010 | 40.2% |
| 2009 | 41.7% |
| 2008 | 40.6% |
| 2007 | 35.5% |
| 2006 | 35.8% |
| 2005 | 36.8% |
| 2004 | 38.9% |
| 2003 | 42.1% |
| 2002 | 39.9% |
| 2001 | 37.3% |
| 2000 | 38.5% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−4.9%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −3.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | −3.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | −3.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | −3.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | −3.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | −4.4% |
| 2025 | −4.9% |
| 2024 | −5.8% |
| 2023 | −4.3% |
| 2022 | −4.3% |
| 2021 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | −4.3% |
| 2019 | −2.3% |
| 2018 | −2.1% |
| 2017 | −1.0% |
| 2016 | −2.7% |
| 2015 | −3.9% |
| 2014 | −4.4% |
| 2013 | −3.6% |
| 2012 | −3.6% |
| 2011 | −3.2% |
| 2010 | −3.8% |
| 2009 | −3.9% |
| 2008 | −0.7% |
| 2007 | −1.5% |
| 2006 | −1.2% |
| 2005 | −1.4% |
| 2004 | −1.3% |
| 2003 | −2.2% |
| 2002 | −2.2% |
| 2001 | −2.6% |
| 2000 | −2.7% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
14.8%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.8% |
| 2023 | 14.2% |
| 2022 | 13.4% |
| 2021 | 13.4% |
| 2020 | 13.9% |
| 2019 | 12.8% |
| 2018 | 12.7% |
| 2017 | 12.7% |
| 2016 | 13.1% |
| 2015 | 12.3% |
| 2014 | 10.2% |
| 2013 | 9.9% |
| 2012 | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 9.6% |
| 2010 | 9.7% |
| 2009 | 9.2% |
| 2008 | 9.6% |
| 2000 | 9.1% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Mexico
The World Bank put the population at 131,946,900 in 2025, with growth down from 1.5% in 2000 to 0.8% in 2025. More people left than arrived in every year of the series. Net migration was −379,812 in 2002, −30,809 in 2009 and −108,037 in 2025. Women had 2.71 children on average in 2000 and 1.89 in 2024, and those aged 65 or over made up 8.5% of the population in 2025, up from 5.0% in 2000. Life expectancy at birth fell to 69.8 years in 2021; it was 75.3 years in 2024.
131.95 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 131.95 m |
| 2024 | 130.86 m |
| 2023 | 129.74 m |
| 2022 | 128.61 m |
| 2021 | 127.65 m |
| 2020 | 126.80 m |
| 2019 | 125.76 m |
| 2018 | 124.57 m |
| 2017 | 123.40 m |
| 2016 | 122.25 m |
| 2015 | 121.07 m |
| 2014 | 119.78 m |
| 2013 | 118.34 m |
| 2012 | 116.82 m |
| 2011 | 115.24 m |
| 2010 | 113.62 m |
| 2009 | 112.00 m |
| 2008 | 110.37 m |
| 2007 | 108.77 m |
| 2006 | 107.25 m |
| 2005 | 105.81 m |
| 2004 | 104.39 m |
| 2003 | 102.98 m |
| 2002 | 101.55 m |
| 2001 | 100.10 m |
| 2000 | 98.63 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.1% | 67.4% | 8.5% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | 67.2% | 8.3% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | 67.1% | 8.0% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | 66.9% | 7.8% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | 66.8% | 7.6% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | 66.5% | 7.5% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | 66.3% | 7.3% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | 66.1% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | 65.9% | 7.0% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | 65.6% | 6.8% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | 65.4% | 6.7% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | 65.1% | 6.5% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | 64.9% | 6.4% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | 64.7% | 6.3% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | 64.4% | 6.2% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | 64.1% | 6.1% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | 63.8% | 6.0% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | 63.4% | 6.0% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | 63.0% | 5.9% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | 62.6% | 5.8% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | 62.3% | 5.7% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | 61.9% | 5.5% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | 61.6% | 5.4% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | 61.3% | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | 61.0% | 5.1% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | 60.7% | 5.0% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.892024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.89 |
| 2023 | 1.91 |
| 2022 | 1.94 |
| 2021 | 1.97 |
| 2020 | 1.99 |
| 2019 | 2.02 |
| 2018 | 2.03 |
| 2017 | 2.04 |
| 2016 | 2.09 |
| 2015 | 2.14 |
| 2014 | 2.21 |
| 2013 | 2.27 |
| 2012 | 2.29 |
| 2011 | 2.32 |
| 2010 | 2.34 |
| 2009 | 2.36 |
| 2008 | 2.39 |
| 2007 | 2.42 |
| 2006 | 2.46 |
| 2005 | 2.50 |
| 2004 | 2.54 |
| 2003 | 2.58 |
| 2002 | 2.63 |
| 2001 | 2.67 |
| 2000 | 2.71 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
75.3 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.3 years |
| 2023 | 75.1 years |
| 2022 | 74.0 years |
| 2021 | 69.8 years |
| 2020 | 70.5 years |
| 2019 | 74.5 years |
| 2018 | 74.3 years |
| 2017 | 74.3 years |
| 2016 | 74.4 years |
| 2015 | 74.4 years |
| 2014 | 74.4 years |
| 2013 | 74.3 years |
| 2012 | 74.1 years |
| 2011 | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 73.7 years |
| 2009 | 73.6 years |
| 2008 | 73.7 years |
| 2007 | 73.8 years |
| 2006 | 73.8 years |
| 2005 | 73.6 years |
| 2004 | 73.4 years |
| 2003 | 73.3 years |
| 2002 | 73.1 years |
| 2001 | 72.9 years |
| 2000 | 72.6 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
−108 0372025
People arriving less people leaving, each year.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −108 037 |
| 2024 | −104 581 |
| 2023 | −101 044 |
| 2022 | −108 438 |
| 2021 | −122 791 |
| 2020 | −147 456 |
| 2019 | −169 628 |
| 2018 | −175 356 |
| 2017 | −227 499 |
| 2016 | −304 472 |
| 2015 | −291 044 |
| 2014 | −228 816 |
| 2013 | −120 058 |
| 2012 | −128 485 |
| 2011 | −37 826 |
| 2010 | −40 845 |
| 2009 | −30 809 |
| 2008 | −50 347 |
| 2007 | −105 524 |
| 2006 | −244 140 |
| 2005 | −310 278 |
| 2004 | −346 912 |
| 2003 | −369 183 |
| 2002 | −379 812 |
| 2001 | −378 348 |
| 2000 | −356 433 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
The Gini coefficient of income inequality fell from 53.4 in 2000 to 42.6 in 2024. Adult literacy was 95.5% in 2024. Internet use reached 83.1% of people that year, against 5.1% in 2000, while health spending came to 5.5% of GDP in 2023 and public spending on education to 4.1% in 2022. The Human Development Index stood at 0.758 in 2021, after 0.779 in 2019.
5.5%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.5% |
| 2022 | 5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.9% |
| 2020 | 6.0% |
| 2019 | 5.3% |
| 2018 | 5.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% |
| 2014 | 5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.3% |
| 2010 | 5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.8% |
| 2008 | 5.5% |
| 2007 | 5.5% |
| 2006 | 5.4% |
| 2005 | 5.6% |
| 2004 | 5.7% |
| 2003 | 5.5% |
| 2002 | 4.8% |
| 2001 | 4.6% |
| 2000 | 4.2% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
4.1%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.1% |
| 2021 | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% |
| 2009 | 5.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.5% |
| 2006 | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.6% |
| 2004 | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 4.8% |
| 2002 | 4.2% |
| 2001 | 4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.8% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
83.1%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.1% |
| 2023 | 81.2% |
| 2022 | 78.6% |
| 2021 | 75.6% |
| 2020 | 71.5% |
| 2019 | 69.6% |
| 2018 | 56.7% |
| 2017 | 53.0% |
| 2016 | 59.5% |
| 2015 | 57.4% |
| 2014 | 44.4% |
| 2013 | 43.5% |
| 2012 | 39.8% |
| 2011 | 37.2% |
| 2010 | 31.1% |
| 2009 | 26.3% |
| 2008 | 21.7% |
| 2007 | 20.8% |
| 2006 | 19.5% |
| 2005 | 17.2% |
| 2004 | 14.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 11.9% |
| 2001 | 7.0% |
| 2000 | 5.1% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
42.62024
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 42.6 |
| 2022 | 43.5 |
| 2020 | 44.6 |
| 2018 | 46.0 |
| 2016 | 46.9 |
| 2014 | 48.9 |
| 2012 | 49.6 |
| 2010 | 47.7 |
| 2008 | 50.8 |
| 2006 | 49.7 |
| 2005 | 50.9 |
| 2004 | 50.3 |
| 2002 | 50.6 |
| 2000 | 53.4 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
80.0%2025
+5.1 points since 2000, between 74.9% and 80.0% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.0% |
| 2024 | 79.8% |
| 2023 | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 79.2% |
| 2021 | 78.9% |
| 2020 | 78.7% |
| 2019 | 78.4% |
| 2018 | 78.0% |
| 2017 | 77.7% |
| 2016 | 77.4% |
| 2015 | 77.2% |
| 2014 | 77.0% |
| 2013 | 76.8% |
| 2012 | 76.7% |
| 2011 | 76.6% |
| 2010 | 76.5% |
| 2009 | 76.5% |
| 2008 | 76.5% |
| 2007 | 76.5% |
| 2006 | 76.5% |
| 2005 | 76.5% |
| 2004 | 76.3% |
| 2003 | 76.0% |
| 2002 | 75.7% |
| 2001 | 75.3% |
| 2000 | 74.9% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewable sources generated 23.4% of electricity in 2021, up from 12.1% in 2003, and supplied 13.0% of final energy use in 2021. Carbon dioxide emissions came to 3.6 tonnes per person in 2024. The figure had been 4.0 in 2000 and 4.3 in 2006. Forest covered 33.6% of the land in 2023, down from 35.2% in 2000.
23.4%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 23.4% |
| 2020 | 20.8% |
| 2019 | 16.9% |
| 2018 | 15.9% |
| 2017 | 16.0% |
| 2016 | 15.3% |
| 2015 | 15.3% |
| 2014 | 17.5% |
| 2013 | 13.3% |
| 2012 | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 14.9% |
| 2010 | 16.6% |
| 2009 | 12.9% |
| 2008 | 17.5% |
| 2007 | 14.1% |
| 2006 | 15.3% |
| 2005 | 15.2% |
| 2004 | 14.4% |
| 2003 | 12.1% |
| 2002 | 15.1% |
| 2001 | 17.1% |
| 2000 | 19.8% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
13.0%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 13.0% |
| 2020 | 12.3% |
| 2019 | 10.3% |
| 2018 | 10.3% |
| 2017 | 10.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% |
| 2015 | 9.2% |
| 2014 | 9.8% |
| 2013 | 9.2% |
| 2012 | 9.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% |
| 2010 | 9.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2% |
| 2008 | 9.8% |
| 2007 | 9.5% |
| 2006 | 9.8% |
| 2005 | 10.3% |
| 2004 | 10.2% |
| 2003 | 10.2% |
| 2002 | 10.7% |
| 2001 | 11.3% |
| 2000 | 12.2% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
3.6 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6 t |
| 2023 | 3.7 t |
| 2022 | 3.5 t |
| 2021 | 3.5 t |
| 2020 | 3.5 t |
| 2019 | 3.9 t |
| 2018 | 3.8 t |
| 2017 | 4.1 t |
| 2016 | 4.1 t |
| 2015 | 4.0 t |
| 2014 | 4.0 t |
| 2013 | 4.2 t |
| 2012 | 4.3 t |
| 2011 | 4.2 t |
| 2010 | 4.2 t |
| 2009 | 4.1 t |
| 2008 | 4.3 t |
| 2007 | 4.3 t |
| 2006 | 4.3 t |
| 2005 | 4.2 t |
| 2004 | 4.1 t |
| 2003 | 4.1 t |
| 2002 | 4.0 t |
| 2001 | 3.9 t |
| 2000 | 4.0 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
33.6%2023
−1.6 points since 2000, between 33.6% and 35.2% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 33.6% |
| 2022 | 33.7% |
| 2021 | 33.7% |
| 2020 | 33.8% |
| 2019 | 33.9% |
| 2018 | 33.9% |
| 2017 | 34.0% |
| 2016 | 34.1% |
| 2015 | 34.1% |
| 2014 | 34.2% |
| 2013 | 34.3% |
| 2012 | 34.3% |
| 2011 | 34.4% |
| 2010 | 34.4% |
| 2009 | 34.5% |
| 2008 | 34.6% |
| 2007 | 34.7% |
| 2006 | 34.7% |
| 2005 | 34.8% |
| 2004 | 34.9% |
| 2003 | 35.0% |
| 2002 | 35.0% |
| 2001 | 35.1% |
| 2000 | 35.2% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Mexico's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1810
- Government
- constitutional republic, democratic republic, empire, federal republic, presidential system
- Official languages
- Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +52
- Internet domain
- .mx
- Time zone
- UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-08:00
Memberships
- 1948OASOrganization of American States
- 1993APECAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- 1995WTOWorld Trade Organization
Also a member, joining year not on record
- CELACCommunity of Latin American and Caribbean States
- CPTPPComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
- G20G20
- MercosurMercosur
- NAMNon-Aligned Movement
- OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OEIOrganization of Ibero-American States
- USMCAUnited States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Questions
Questions about Mexico in figures
How big is the Mexican economy?
The World Bank put Mexico's GDP at $1.83 trillion in 2025 in current US dollars, $13,889 per person, or $25,868 per person at purchasing power. Real growth slowed to 0.6% that year from 6.0% in 2021, and the IMF projected 1.6% for 2026.
What is the population of Mexico?
131,946,900 in 2025 by the World Bank's count, against 98,625,552 in 2000. Another estimate, dated 1 January 2024, gives 132,274,416. Growth was 0.8% in 2025, and 80.0% of people lived in towns and cities.
What was inflation in Mexico in 2025?
Consumer prices rose 3.8% in 2025, down from 7.9% in 2022 and 4.7% in 2024. The IMF projected 3.9% for 2026 and 3.4% for 2027.
How important is trade to Mexico's economy?
Exports of goods and services equalled 39.6% of GDP in 2025 and imports 40.3%, against 24.2% and 25.7% in 2000. Both shares reached their high in 2022, at 42.9% and 45.9%. The current account deficit was 0.5% of GDP in 2025.
How much public debt does Mexico carry?
General government gross debt came to 61.8% of GDP in 2025, by the IMF's estimate, up from 35.5% in 2007. The government borrowed 4.9% of GDP in 2025. The IMF projected debt of 62.7% of GDP for 2026 and 63.6% for 2031.
Do more people leave Mexico than arrive?
Yes, in every year since 2000. Net migration was −379,812 in 2002, shrank to −30,809 in 2009 and stood at −108,037 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q96 · World Bank data · Americas