Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in Mexico
Mexico: Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP was 0.081 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in Mexico, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in Mexico is 0.081 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 131.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in Mexico peaked at 0.091 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.017 Percentage of GDP, in 1988.
That places Mexico 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.02 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0.022 Percentage of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.022 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.017 Percentage of GDP | -22.7% |
| 1989 | 0.023 Percentage of GDP | +35.3% |
| 1990 | 0.022 Percentage of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.03 Percentage of GDP | +36.4% |
| 1992 | 0.033 Percentage of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.036 Percentage of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.039 Percentage of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.046 Percentage of GDP | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 0.049 Percentage of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.047 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.051 Percentage of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.059 Percentage of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 0.059 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.066 Percentage of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.059 Percentage of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.051 Percentage of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.049 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.05 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.045 Percentage of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.044 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.044 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.049 Percentage of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.049 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.047 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.039 Percentage of GDP | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.035 Percentage of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.034 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.034 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.033 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.046 Percentage of GDP | +39.4% |
| 2018 | 0.045 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.079 Percentage of GDP | +75.6% |
| 2020 | 0.091 Percentage of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.082 Percentage of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.084 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.081 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.081 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.092 Percentage of GDP, 88% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0208 Percentage of GDP | 0.017 Percentage of GDP | 0.023 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0412 Percentage of GDP | 0.022 Percentage of GDP | 0.059 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0516 Percentage of GDP | 0.044 Percentage of GDP | 0.066 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 Percentage of GDP | 0.033 Percentage of GDP | 0.079 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0845 Percentage of GDP | 0.081 Percentage of GDP | 0.091 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 85.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 43.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 326.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in Mexico?
- Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in Mexico was 0.081 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.091 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 Percentage of GDP in 1988.
- How does Mexico rank for public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp?
- Mexico ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.