Mexico — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Mexico, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Mexico was 5.50% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.05% in 2020. The lowest was 4.24% in 2000 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.14% per year.
Mexico ranks 116 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 61%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Mexico sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 1%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 21 of 32 economies; Suriname (5.41%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 15% in 2003.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 61 years at that pace.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 5.71% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 5.88% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 6.05% | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 5.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 5.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 5.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 5.53% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 5.35% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 5.58% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 5.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 5.49% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 5.85% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 5.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 5.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 5.41% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 5.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 5.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 5.54% | +0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 4.83% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 4.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 4.24% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mexico’s Health spending in 2001?
4.58% (2001). 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 % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mexico’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +29.7% in total — about 1.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. 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: 2023: 5.5%; 2022: 5.71%; 2021: 5.88%; 2020: 6.05%; 2019: 5.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). 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.