Mexico vs Venezuela
Mexico vs Venezuela: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 0.5% a year in Mexico and 9% a year in Venezuela, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 8.5 percentage points, or 18 times that in Mexico.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Venezuela has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Mexico.
- In 2025, Mexico ranked 132 and Venezuela ranked 5 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Mexico at 2.1% a year in 2031.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Venezuela at 7% a year in 2027.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Mexico | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 15.1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | -8.4 | -33.2 |
| 2019 | -0.4 | -29 |
| 2018 | 2 | -21.4 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | -14.4 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | -17 |
| 2015 | 2.7 | -3.9 |
| 2014 | 2.5 | -2.3 |
| 2013 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 5 | -0.7 |
| 2009 | -6.3 | -4.1 |
| 2008 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 2007 | 2.1 | 8.8 |
| 2006 | 4.8 | 9.9 |
| 2005 | 2.1 | 10.3 |
| 2004 | 3.6 | 18.3 |
| 2003 | 1.2 | -7.8 |
| 2002 | -0.2 | -8.9 |
| 2001 | -0.5 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | 2.8 | -6 |
| 1998 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
| 1996 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| 1995 | -5.9 | 4 |
| 1994 | 4.4 | -2.3 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | 3.6 | 6.1 |
| 1991 | 4 | 9.7 |
| 1990 | 5.3 | 6.5 |
| 1989 | 3.6 | -13.9 |
| 1988 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
| 1987 | 2.1 | 4.8 |
| 1986 | -3.9 | 6.1 |
| 1985 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| 1984 | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| 1983 | -4.6 | -9.9 |
| 1982 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| 1981 | 9.6 | -1.3 |
| 1980 | 9.5 | -4.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Mexico | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 2027 | 1.8 | 7 |
| 2028 | 2.2 | – |
| 2029 | 2.1 | – |
| 2030 | 2.1 | – |
| 2031 | 2.1 | – |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mexico vs Venezuela
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Venezuela: 72.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Venezuela: 2.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Venezuela: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Venezuela: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Venezuela: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Venezuela: 28.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Venezuela: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Venezuela: 2.08 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Venezuela: 89.3% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Venezuela: 29 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Venezuela: 9.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Venezuela: -4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Venezuela: 2.23% of GDP in 2017
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Venezuela: $69 in 2017
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Venezuela: 343,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Venezuela: 0.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Venezuela: 3.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Venezuela: 98 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Venezuela: 40 million TIV in 2009