Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mexico
Mexico: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 14.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mexico stood at 14.2%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mexico peaked at 22.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2022.
Mexico ranks 58th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.6% | — |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 17.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.6% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.2% | 16.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More education data for Mexico
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 571,832 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mexico?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mexico was 14.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mexico ranks 58th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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