Military spending in Mexico 2021

Military spending with the purpose of containing violence in Mexico was over 333 billion Mexican pesos in 2021. In comparison to the value spent last year, this represents an increase of 15 percent. Altogether, the prevention and containment of violence in this country totaled around 4.93 trillion Mexican pesos.

Military spending in Mexico from 2015 to 2021 (in billion Mexican pesos)

Characteristic	Value in billion Mexican pesos
2021	333.08
2020	290.41
2019	269.83
2018	239.13
2017	236.37
2016	241.61
2015	253.75

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May 2022

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Region

Mexico

Survey time period

2015 to 2021

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estimated figures based on 2021 constant prices

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "The Institute has developed an innovative methodology to calculate the economic impact of violence to the economy. It does this by calculating 13 different types of violence related spending at the national level, and applying a multiplier effect to account for the lingering influence of violence and fear. There are immediate and obvious examples of the impact of violence to the economy, like hospital fees, or security costs, and there are also more subtle long term impacts, such as a shift to more defensive spending by individuals, businesses and governments."

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