Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mexico
Mexico: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 48.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mexico, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mexico is 48.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mexico peaked at 53.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 113th 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.2% | — |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 51.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 41.5% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 49.2% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 48.6% | 52.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mexico?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mexico was 48.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Mexico ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.