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Military share of state spending in Mexico

Military share of state spending in Mexico: 1.7% of government spending in 1990 and 2.5% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.5% of government spending
Since 1990
+0.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
124 of 150
counting from the highest
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% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in MexicoMilitary share of state spending in Mexico: 1.7% of government spending in 1990 and 2.5% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 3.7% of government spending in 2024, the lowest 1.4% of government spending in 2006.
Estimates, SIPRISIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 3.7% of government spending in 2024, the lowest 1.4% of government spending in 2006.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearMexico
20252.5
20243.7
20232.3
20222.4
20212.5
20202.6
20192
20181.9
20171.7
20161.8
20151.7
20141.8
20131.8
20121.7
20111.7
20101.6
20091.8
20081.4
20071.7
20061.4
20051.6
20041.7
20031.8
20022
20012.1
20002.1
19992.1
19982.1
19972
19962.1
19952.2
19942.5
19932.2
19922.2
19912
19901.7
  • Estimate

Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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