Mexico
Economy
Economic information
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per
capita
10 059 (US$ per capita)
Real GDP growth
3.70 (% change year over year [yoy])
Inflation
4.10 (% change yoy)
Public expenditure on health
2.90 (% of GDP)
Education expenditure
5.10 (% of GDP)
Unemployment rate
10.00 (% of total labour force)
Major imports
Major Australian imports from Mexico:
Telecom equipment and parts
455 000 000 (A$)
Passenger motor vehicles
179 000 000 (A$)
Lead ores and concentrates
171 000 000 (A$)
Fertilisers (excluding crude)
135 000 000 (A$)
Mexico’s major import sources:
United States (1st)
49.90%
China (2nd)
15.40%
Japan (3rd)
4.80%
Australia (29th)
0.30%
Major exports
Major Australian exports to Mexico:
Coal
321 000 000 (A$)
Medicaments (including veterinary)
75 000 000 (A$)
Plastic plates, sheets and film
32 000 000 (A$)
Meat (excluding beef)
12 000 000 (A$)
Mexico’s major export sources:
United States (1st)
77.60%
Canada (2nd)
2.90%
Spain (3rd)
1.90%
Australia (22nd)
0.30%
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Economy
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July 2014
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Credits
The G20 interactive map and resources were developed using information from the following
sources (using the most recent data available at the time of publication):
 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) 2013, country fact sheets, www.dfat.gov.au.
 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2014, statistics,
www.oecd.org.
 The World Bank 2014, data by country, http://data.worldbank.org/country.
 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2014, World Fact Book,
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook.
Mexico
Economy
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July 2014
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