Mexico — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1876–2023 · 145 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Mexico, the central government expenditure reading was 20.3% of GDP in 2023, compared with 20.1% of GDP in 2022. The period change was +0.22 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 18.8% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2000–2023

PeriodValue
202320.3 % of GDP
202220.1 % of GDP
202118.7 % of GDP
202019.4 % of GDP
201917.7 % of GDP
15 earlier values
201817.9 % of GDP
201717.9 % of GDP
201618.3 % of GDP
201518.8 % of GDP
201419 % of GDP
201318.7 % of GDP
201218.9 % of GDP
201118.9 % of GDP
201018.6 % of GDP
200918.7 % of GDP
200818.3 % of GDP
200717 % of GDP
200616.6 % of GDP
200516.5 % of GDP
200416 % of GDP

Values before 2004, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.