Human development index vs gdp per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.789 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.789
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
81st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.789
in 2023
All-time low
0.668
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index vs gdp per capita in Mexico stood at 0.789. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.789 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.668, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 81st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.668 | — |
| 1991 | 0.67 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.672 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.675 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.68 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.687 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.694 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.701 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.706 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.712 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.715 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.722 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.728 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.732 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.736 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.745 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.747 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.75 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.749 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.751 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.757 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.764 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.765 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.769 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.773 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.778 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.781 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.785 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.788 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.763 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.761 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.783 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.789 | +0.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.789 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.789 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.777, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6833 | 0.668 | 0.706 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7336 | 0.712 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7711 | 0.751 | 0.788 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.774 | 0.761 | 0.789 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -56.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- 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 human development index vs gdp per capita in Mexico?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Mexico was 0.789 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.789 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.668 in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Mexico ranks 81st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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