Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP in Mexico
Mexico: Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP was 5.32 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Public expenditure on old-age and survivors 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 old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Mexico is 5.32 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 178.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Mexico peaked at 5.32 Percentage of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.159 Percentage of GDP, in 1985.
That places Mexico 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.159 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0.174 Percentage of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.277 Percentage of GDP | +59.2% |
| 1988 | 0.302 Percentage of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.45 Percentage of GDP | +49.0% |
| 1990 | 0.419 Percentage of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.459 Percentage of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.542 Percentage of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 0.504 Percentage of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.555 Percentage of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.567 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.551 Percentage of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.581 Percentage of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.679 Percentage of GDP | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 0.71 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.734 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.802 Percentage of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.889 Percentage of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.94 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.917 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.994 Percentage of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.13 Percentage of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 1.25 Percentage of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 1.47 Percentage of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 1.57 Percentage of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.63 Percentage of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.72 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.91 Percentage of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 2.12 Percentage of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 2.15 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.23 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.58 Percentage of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 2.65 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.14 Percentage of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 4.58 Percentage of GDP | +46.0% |
| 2021 | 4.66 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.94 Percentage of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 5.32 Percentage of GDP | +7.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 5.32 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.94 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +59.2% | 0.174 Percentage of GDP | 0.277 Percentage of GDP |
| 1989 | +49.0% | 0.302 Percentage of GDP | 0.45 Percentage of GDP |
| 2020 | +46.0% | 3.14 Percentage of GDP | 4.58 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2724 Percentage of GDP | 0.159 Percentage of GDP | 0.45 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5567 Percentage of GDP | 0.419 Percentage of GDP | 0.71 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 Percentage of GDP | 0.734 Percentage of GDP | 1.47 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 Percentage of GDP | 1.57 Percentage of GDP | 3.14 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 Percentage of GDP | 4.58 Percentage of GDP | 5.32 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 old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Mexico?
- Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Mexico was 5.32 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.159 Percentage of GDP in 1985.
- How does Mexico rank for public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp?
- Mexico ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 old-age and survivors 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.