Total health spending per person in Mexico
Mexico: Total health spending per person was 1,368 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Mexico, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1,368 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Mexico peaked at 1,368 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 496.78 current international $, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 83rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Mexico, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 496.78 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 537.87 current international $ | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 568.15 current international $ | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 668.44 current international $ | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 719.41 current international $ | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 740.07 current international $ | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 786.19 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 827.76 current international $ | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 853.94 current international $ | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 888.44 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 873.35 current international $ | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 915.3 current international $ | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 976.11 current international $ | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 1,013 current international $ | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,008 current international $ | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,054 current international $ | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1,083 current international $ | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1,088 current international $ | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,096 current international $ | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,111 current international $ | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,171 current international $ | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1,221 current international $ | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1,335 current international $ | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 1,368 current international $ | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 708.7 current international $ | 496.78 current international $ | 888.44 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,022 current international $ | 873.35 current international $ | 1,111 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,274 current international $ | 1,171 current international $ | 1,368 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 80 Malaysia 1,441 current international $ compare
- 81 Seychelles 1,402 current international $ compare
- 82 Ukraine 1,382 current international $ compare
- 84 South Africa 1,354 current international $ compare
- 85 Guyana 1,331 current international $ compare
- 86 Botswana 1,310 current international $ compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,506 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Mexico?
- Total health spending per person in Mexico was 1,368 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,368 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 496.78 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for total health spending per person?
- Mexico ranks 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.