Mexico vs Philippines

Mexico vs Philippines: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 0.5% a year in Mexico and 4.4% a year in Philippines, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 3.9 percentage points, or 8.86 times that in Mexico.

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% a year · IMF

Mexico vs Philippines: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 0.5% a year in Mexico and 4.4% a year in Philippines, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 3.9 percentage points, or 8.86 times that in Mexico.
MexicoPhilippinesIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Philippines has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Mexico.
  • In 2025, Mexico ranked 132 and Philippines ranked 48 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Mexico at 2.1% a year and Philippines at 5.8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearMexicoPhilippines
20250.54.4
20241.55.7
20233.15.5
20223.77.6
202165.7
2020-8.4-9.5
2019-0.46.1
201826.3
20171.96.9
20161.87.1
20152.76.3
20142.56.3
20130.96.8
20123.66.9
20113.43.9
201057.3
2009-6.31.4
20080.94.3
20072.16.5
20064.85.3
20052.14.9
20043.66.6
20031.25.1
2002-0.23.7
2001-0.53
200054.4
19992.83.3
19986.2-0.5
19977.25.2
19966.25.9
1995-5.94.6
19944.44.4
19932.92.2
19923.60.4
19914-0.4
19905.33
19893.66.2
19881.26.8
19872.14.3
1986-3.93.4
19851.9-7.3
19843.5-7.3
1983-4.61.9
1982-0.13.6
19819.63.4
19809.55.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMexicoPhilippines
20261.53.4
20271.85.1
20282.25.5
20292.15.8
20302.15.9
20312.15.8

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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