Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Mexico stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 77.3% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Mexico peaked at 5.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -9.1%, in 2020.
That places Mexico 168th out of 228 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | -1.9% | -155.9% |
| 2002 | -1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -88.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -1200.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -68.2% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +385.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -79.4% |
| 2008 | -0.5% | -171.4% |
| 2009 | -7.7% | +1440.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -145.5% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -42.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | -118.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -425.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | -1.3% | -230.0% |
| 2020 | -9.1% | +600.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -158.2% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -45.3% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -77.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 17% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 23% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1440.0% | -0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | +1200.0% | -0.2% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.2% | -7.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -1.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -9.1% | 5.3% | 5 |
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 124.78 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7963 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 91.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Mexico?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Mexico was 0.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.1% in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Mexico ranks 168th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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