Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mexico
Mexico: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mexico, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mexico stood at 2.0%.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mexico peaked at 2.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
Mexico ranks 116th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.8% | — |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -47.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +55.2% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 5 |
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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,247 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4028 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 5,594 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mexico?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mexico was 2.0% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.