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Mexico

United Mexican States

Capital
Mexico City
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
131.9M (2025)
Area
1,964,375 km²
Currency
Mexican peso (MXN)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago95 % coverage · 239 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
11th of 218 · 2nd in Latin America
GDP
14th of 187 · 2nd in Latin America
GDP per capita
72nd of 187 · 14th in Latin America
GDP growth
170th of 187 · 27th in Latin America
Inflation
112th of 177 · 18th in Latin America
Unemployment
28th of 185 · 3rd in Latin America
Life expectancy
105th of 217 · 23rd in Latin America
Median age
122nd of 216 · 30th in Latin America
Gross debt / GDP
103rd of 179 · 15th in Latin America
CO₂ per capita
115th of 212 · 24th in Latin America
Renewable electricity
65th of 90 · 13th in Latin America
Internet users
86th of 182 · 9th in Latin America

What changed in Mexico

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

  1. Record high2023Major
    Median age reached a record high of 28.9 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
  2. Record high2025Major
    Exports reached a record high of US$ 726.6B in 2025 (series since 1960).
  3. Sharp drop2024Major
    Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell 6.7 points to 29.6 % in 2024 (largest drop since 2022).
  4. Sharp rise2024Major
    Refugee population by country of origin rose 79.4 % to 39,241 people in 2024 (largest rise on record).
  5. Record high2024Notable
    Life expectancy reached a record high of 75.3 years in 2024 (series since 1960).
  6. Record high2025Notable
    GDP reached a record high of US$ 1.8T in 2025 (series since 1960).
  7. Record high2025Notable
    Broad money (% of GDP) reached a record high of 48.0 % in 2025 (series since 1960).
  8. Record high2024Notable
    Military expenditure (current US$) reached a record high of US$ 16.7B in 2024 (series since 1960).

Countries similar to Mexico

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Argentina74
  2. 2Türkiye73
  3. 3Dominican Republic72
  4. 4Tunisia71
  5. 5Morocco71
  6. 6Malaysia68
  7. 7Algeria68
  8. 8Peru66

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

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Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

No verified insights yet.

Borders: Belize, Guatemala, United States

Languages: Spanish

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Mexico by topic

19 topics · 273 indicators with data.