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Mexico · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Mexico

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Mexico City Upper middle income Nation age 216 years (since 1810) i MEX · MX
NationsTree Index 2025 i52.676th of 196 Tree height 2025 i35 msee ranking Military strength i85percentile
Population i131.9 m11th of 217 Area i1,957,194 km²13th of 216 GDP i$1.83 trn14th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$3.41 trn intl.13th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$25,868 intl.90th of 199 Life expectancy i75.3 years105th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i42
Strength · trunk i80
Quality of life · crown i49
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i41
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i57
CSV

In short

Mexico is 76th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 52.6 out of 100; its tree is 35 m tall.

It has 131.9 million people and an economy of $3.41 trn at purchasing power parity, 13th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Unemployment (27th of 187), High-tech exports (34th of 168) and Secondary enrolment (48th of 173).

Its weakest positions: Homicide rate (131st of 145), GDP growth (186th of 210) and Income inequality (Gini) (94th of 108).

Over five years it climbed from 92nd to 76th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 1,957,194 13th/216
Land area ikm² 1,943,950 13th/216
Population ipeople 131.9 m 11th/217
Population growth i% 0.83% 112th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 67.3 138th/216
Urban population i% 80.0% 58th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 24.1% 102nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 8.5% 113th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $1.83 trn 14th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $3.41 trn 13th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $2.89 trn 13th/199
GDP per person iUSD $13,889 92nd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $25,868 90th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $13,730 82nd/201
GDP growth i% 0.6% 186th/210
Inflation i% 3.8% 113th/180
Unemployment i% 2.7% 27th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 50.3% 24th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 61.7% 119th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.9% 147th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 3.9% 116th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 30.6% 51st/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 20.0% 19th/192
Services i% of GDP 58.9% 93rd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $726.56 bn 16th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $738.16 bn 14th/182
Exports i% of GDP 39.6% 85th/183
Imports i% of GDP 40.3% 102nd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 79.9% 94th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 3.0% 87th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 81.2% 17th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 7.5% 125th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.4% 99th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 19.3% 34th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -0.5% 80th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.4% 85th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 3.6% 84th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 2.07% 37th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.09% 61st/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.02% 46th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 1.36% 40th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.11% 113th/209
Arable land i% of land area 10.3% 103rd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 3,180 80th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 51.1 m 3rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $11.45 bn 15th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.6% 118th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 36.1 m 5th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 75.3 105th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 13.1 92nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.59 71st/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.0 117th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 78% 150th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 69.0% 84th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 103.1% 48th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 48.2% 32nd/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 12.6% 111th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.5% 118th/193
Adult literacy i% 95.6% 36th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 48.2% 81st/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.789 81st/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 42.6 94th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 1.6% 57th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 99.8% 126th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 43.0% 118th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 62.7% 70th/144
Internet users i% of population 83.1% 89th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 116 102nd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 21.7 84th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.80 63rd/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 78.8 m 15th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.64 124th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 13.0% 127th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 16.6 96th/200
Forest area i% of land area 34.2% 100th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,498 76th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 48.6 121st/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 29.0 164th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 39.4 175th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 55.0 163rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 51.5 115th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 52.5 119th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 24.9 131st/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $13.65 bn 30th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.7% 134th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 2.5% 128th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 341,000 19th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.64% 99th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 9.0 m 111th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m2019

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.25% 79th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1,172 28th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 18,982 26th/197

Compare Mexico with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Mexico — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/mexico. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Mexico — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/mexico. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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