Services, value added (annual % growth) in Mexico
Mexico: Services, value added (annual % growth) was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Mexico, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Mexico stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of down 44.1% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Mexico peaked at 10.6% in 1968 and was at its lowest, -8.1%, in 2020.
That places Mexico 163rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added (annual % growth) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 5.8% | — |
| 1967 | 5.9% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 10.6% | +79.9% |
| 1969 | 2.6% | -75.1% |
| 1970 | 6.7% | +151.7% |
| 1971 | 5.0% | -25.3% |
| 1972 | 9.1% | +82.4% |
| 1973 | 7.3% | -20.1% |
| 1974 | 6.3% | -13.1% |
| 1975 | 7.0% | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | -31.6% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | -23.7% |
| 1978 | 7.9% | +116.0% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | +26.9% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -88.5% |
| 1983 | -1.0% | -204.8% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -395.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -76.5% |
| 1986 | -1.9% | -370.3% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -165.5% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +206.3% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -24.3% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | -3.6% | -183.0% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -205.4% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +75.6% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -40.1% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +58.6% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | -101.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -746.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +57.2% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +272.6% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -38.4% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +107.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -36.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -38.8% |
| 2009 | -4.7% | -370.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -224.3% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -52.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +30.7% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -92.3% |
| 2020 | -8.1% | -3705.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -169.5% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -45.9% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -29.6% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -44.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 40% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.2%, 41% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (annual % growth) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -3705.7% | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | +746.8% | -0.1% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | +395.7% | -1.0% | 3.0% |
| 1986 | -370.3% | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | -370.7% | 1.7% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 2.6% | 10.6% | 4 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 3.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | -1.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | -3.6% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -4.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -8.1% | 5.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Mexico?
- Services, value added in Mexico was 1.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1968.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.1% in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for services, value added?
- Mexico ranks 163rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.