Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Mexico: key statistics
Mexico has 132m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $13,889. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- peso MXN
- Languages
- Spanish, Yucatec Maya, Nahuatl
- ISO codes
- MXMEX
- Land neighbours
- Belize, Guatemala, United States
Population132m2025 · rank 11 of 217GDP$1.8tn2025 · rank 14 of 211GDP per capita$13,8892025 · rank 92 of 211Life expectancy75.3 yrs2024 · rank 105 of 217Internet users83.1%2024 · rank 89 of 188Fertility1.892024 · rank 111 of 217CO₂ per person3.64 t2024 · rank 80 of 203Inflation3.8%2025 · rank 68 of 180
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Mexico, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 132m | 2025 | 11/217 | 2/42 | +9.0% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.83% | 2025 | 112/217 | 15/42 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 80.0% | 2025 | 58/217 | 15/42 | +2.9 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.89 | 2024 | 111/217 | 16/42 | −14% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 8.5% | 2025 | 113/217 | 31/42 | +1.9 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 24.1% | 2025 | 102/217 | 14/42 | −3.9 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 67.3 | 2024 | 138/216 | 26/42 | +9.2% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 15.5 | 2024 | 102/217 | 14/42 | −18% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 1,957,194 km² | 2024 | 13/216 | 3/42 | −0.4% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.8tn | 2025 | 14/211 | 2/41 | +51% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $13,889 | 2025 | 92/211 | 21/41 | +39% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $25,868 | 2025 | 90/199 | 21/38 | +36% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $13,730 | 2025 | 82/201 | 18/38 | +30% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 0.6% | 2025 | 186/210 | 33/41 | −2.1 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.3% | 2025 | 183/210 | 35/41 | −1.9 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 3.9% | 2025 | 116/198 | 20/37 | +0.8 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 30.6% | 2025 | 51/201 | 9/38 | −0.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 58.9% | 2025 | 94/201 | 23/38 | −1.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 22.6% | 2025 | 92/175 | 11/25 | −1.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 18.3% | 2025 | 104/163 | 13/22 | −0.2 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.8% | 2025 | 68/180 | 13/31 | +1.1 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 4.0% | 2025 | 82/136 | 17/31 | +3.8 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 8.8% | 2025 | 65/136 | 16/31 | +5.3 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 19.24 | 2025 | 94/210 | 14/39 | +21% | — | |
| Government debt | 50.3% | 2024 | 41/78 | 11/14 | +32.1 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 14.8% | 2024 | 87/142 | 13/20 | +4.6 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 22.5% | 2023 | 92/142 | 13/20 | +1.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 32.9% | 2024 | 85/119 | 17/22 | −8.0 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.74% | 2025 | 134/156 | 16/22 | +0.3 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 39.6% | 2025 | 86/184 | 10/27 | +5.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 40.3% | 2025 | 103/184 | 12/27 | +4.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 79.9% | 2025 | 95/184 | 12/27 | +9.5 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -0.5% | 2025 | 82/185 | 13/35 | +2.1 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.4% | 2025 | 85/197 | 21/38 | −0.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 3.6% | 2025 | 70/178 | 15/35 | +1.3 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 51.1m | 2020 | 3/196 | 1/41 | −38% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.7% | 2025 | 161/187 | 29/31 | −1.6 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 5.7% | 2025 | 157/187 | 28/31 | −2.8 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 61.6% | 2025 | 93/187 | 20/31 | +1.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 47.5% | 2025 | 129/187 | 22/31 | +3.5 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $452m | 2023 | 70/145 | 11/32 | −20% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.0% | 2023 | 136/139 | 30/30 | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $3.5 | 2023 | 136/145 | 30/32 | −27% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 1.6% | 2024 | 79/151 | 13/22 | −5.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 4.1% | 2024 | 81/151 | 13/22 | −11.0 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 29.6% | 2024 | 47/145 | 7/23 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 42.6 | 2024 | 26/151 | 12/22 | −13% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 3.1% | 2024 | 99/167 | 20/28 | −0.9 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 50.2% | 2025 | 5/190 | 4/32 | +7.8 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 95.6% | 2024 | 60/141 | 11/26 | +1.0 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 94.9% | 2024 | 58/147 | 11/28 | +1.3 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 102.3% | 2024 | 69/191 | 16/39 | −6.3 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 103.1% | 2024 | 48/176 | 13/37 | +5.8 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 48.2% | 2024 | 85/172 | 15/31 | +17.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 102.3% | 2024 | 22/168 | 8/33 | −9.3 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 26.6 | 2017 | 51/173 | 2/30 | −5.1% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.1% | 2022 | 100/184 | 18/38 | −0.8 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.3 yrs | 2024 | 105/217 | 23/42 | +1.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 12.1 | 2024 | 101/196 | 17/35 | −21% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 13.1 | 2024 | 105/196 | 18/35 | −23% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 42 | 2023 | 101/194 | 23/34 | −6.7% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.5% | 2023 | 118/193 | 21/33 | −0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $761 | 2023 | 73/193 | 13/33 | +22% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.59 | 2022 | 72/180 | 11/29 | +22% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 80% | 2024 | 147/193 | 27/33 | −18.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.5% | 2024 | 66/153 | 20/29 | +0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 12.5% | 2022 | 86/154 | 11/28 | −1.1 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 99.5% | 2024 | 66/206 | 9/35 | +2.5 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 93.0% | 2024 | 103/203 | 17/34 | +4.8 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 83.1% | 2024 | 89/188 | 11/34 | +38.7 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 116.5 | 2024 | 102/210 | 19/40 | +33% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 21.7 | 2024 | 84/208 | 16/39 | +100% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 99.8% | 2024 | 128/215 | 23/42 | +0.6 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 88.0% | 2024 | 113/192 | 27/33 | +4.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 3.64 t | 2024 | 80/203 | 11/39 | −9.4% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 13.0% | 2021 | 127/212 | 20/41 | +3.9 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 23.4% | 2021 | 103/206 | 18/41 | +8.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 34.2% | 2024 | 100/214 | 28/42 | −0.7 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 10.3% | 2024 | 103/206 | 15/39 | −1.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 22.0% | 2022 | 57/177 | 4/33 | +1.7 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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