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Mexico - Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.78

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 50 economies tracked

Latest value

3.78 (2023)

Global rank

##5 of 50 economies

Share of global total

6.5%

Growth since 2017

1.33×

Ranking Race — Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Mexico climbed from #8 to #5 (overtook Namibia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Mexico ↓

Key Events — Mexico

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2019
Overtook Namibia in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Ukraine in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharp contraction with limited fiscal space.

Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2023

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220232.813.133.463.78
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