Mexico — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Mexico, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Mexico was 0.56% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.91% in 1964. The lowest was -8.35% in 2020 (about -14.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.36% per year.
Mexico ranks 187 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 88%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Mexico sits below it. It peaked in 1964 and has fallen 95% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 79%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 32 of 40 economies; Puerto Rico (US) (0.32%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 9225% in 1983. That is 57% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1964.
World ranking. Slipped: 50th of 107 in 1961 → 45th of 119 in 1970 → 24th of 152 in 1980 → 52nd of 176 in 1990 → 71st of 199 in 2000 → 88th of 209 in 2010 → 159th of 209 in 2020 → 169th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.56% | -0.8 pp |
| 2024 | 1.35% | -1.8 pp |
| 2023 | 3.11% | -0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 3.71% | -2.3 pp |
| 2021 | 6.05% | +14.4 pp |
| 2020 | -8.35% | -8.0 pp |
| 2019 | -0.39% | -2.4 pp |
| 2018 | 1.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.87% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.77% | -0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +1.7 pp |
| 2013 | 0.85% | -2.7 pp |
| 2012 | 3.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.44% | -1.5 pp |
| 2010 | 4.97% | +11.3 pp |
| 2009 | -6.3% | -7.2 pp |
| 2008 | 0.94% | -1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 2.08% | -2.7 pp |
| 2006 | 4.81% | +2.7 pp |
| 2005 | 2.11% | -1.5 pp |
| 2004 | 3.57% | +2.4 pp |
| 2003 | 1.19% | +1.4 pp |
| 2002 | -0.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | -0.45% | -5.5 pp |
| 2000 | 5.03% | +2.3 pp |
| 1999 | 2.76% | -3.4 pp |
| 1998 | 6.19% | -1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +1.0 pp |
| 1996 | 6.22% | +12.1 pp |
| 1995 | -5.91% | -10.3 pp |
| 1994 | 4.39% | +1.5 pp |
| 1993 | 2.87% | -0.7 pp |
| 1992 | 3.57% | -0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 3.98% | -1.3 pp |
| 1990 | 5.25% | +1.6 pp |
| 1989 | 3.63% | +2.4 pp |
| 1988 | 1.22% | -0.8 pp |
| 1987 | 2.06% | +6.0 pp |
| 1986 | -3.93% | -5.8 pp |
| 1985 | 1.92% | -1.6 pp |
| 1984 | 3.51% | +8.1 pp |
| 1983 | -4.62% | -4.6 pp |
| 1982 | -0.05% | -9.6 pp |
| 1981 | 9.59% | +0.8 pp |
| 1980 | 8.76% | -0.9 pp |
| 1979 | 9.7% | +0.7 pp |
| 1978 | 8.96% | +5.6 pp |
| 1977 | 3.39% | -1.0 pp |
| 1976 | 4.42% | -1.3 pp |
| 1975 | 5.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 5.78% | -2.1 pp |
| 1973 | 7.86% | -0.4 pp |
| 1972 | 8.23% | +4.5 pp |
| 1971 | 3.76% | -2.7 pp |
| 1970 | 6.5% | +3.1 pp |
| 1969 | 3.42% | -6.0 pp |
| 1968 | 9.42% | +3.6 pp |
| 1967 | 5.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 6.1% | -1.0 pp |
| 1965 | 7.1% | -4.8 pp |
| 1964 | 11.91% | +3.8 pp |
| 1963 | 8.11% | +3.4 pp |
| 1962 | 4.66% | -0.3 pp |
| 1961 | 5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mexico’s GDP growth in 1962?
4.66% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mexico’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -88.8% in total — about 3.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.56%; 2024: 1.35%; 2023: 3.11%; 2022: 3.71%; 2021: 6.05%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.