Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was -0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded -0.4% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 460.0% on the previous year and down 183.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Mexico peaked at 3.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -6.7%, in 2009.
Mexico ranks 174th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | -1.5% | -151.2% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | -26.6% |
| 2003 | -1.0% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -201.0% |
| 2005 | -1.6% | -255.9% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -187.4% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -104.3% |
| 2008 | -0.5% | +666.7% |
| 2009 | -6.7% | +1352.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -145.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -65.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -81.9% |
| 2013 | -0.6% | -405.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -377.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -73.3% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -107.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -966.7% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -130.8% |
| 2019 | -2.8% | +3375.0% |
| 2020 | -1.0% | -62.6% |
| 2021 | -1.7% | +60.6% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -96.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -266.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.4% | -460.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%. (51 countries reporting)
- Mexico's -0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -3375.0% | -0.1% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.7% | -6.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -2.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -1.7% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 171 Colombia -0.1% compare
- 172 United States Virgin Islands -0.2% compare
- 173 Somalia -0.3% compare
- 174 Solomon Islands -0.4% compare
- 176 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -0.5% compare
- 177 Congo -0.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Mexico
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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 employed person in Mexico?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Mexico was -0.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.7% in 2009.
- How does Mexico rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Mexico ranks 174th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 183.7%. 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 employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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