Mexico vs Türkiye: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Mexico
3.2%
in 2025
Türkiye
3.5%
in 2025
Mexico rank
56th
Türkiye rank
53rd
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Mexico
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 3.5% against 3.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Türkiye ahead.
Mexico ranks 56th and Türkiye ranks 53rd of 59 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.5% | 1.2% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Mexico or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 3.5% against 3.2% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Mexico and Türkiye?
- 0.3%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Türkiye?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Türkiye rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 56th and Türkiye ranks 53rd of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.