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Recurring indicator · Mexico · Public safety · checked

Mexico reported almost the same number of investigation files in December 2025 as a year earlier

The December total was 151,055 investigation files, only 442 below December 2024 (−0.3%). The 4.7% monthly decline follows a seasonal pattern visible in the series.

100,000130,000160,000190,000220,000Year over year −0.3%Jan 2015: 129,151Feb 2015: 130,311Mar 2015: 141,273Apr 2015: 137,645May 2015: 141,518Jun 2015: 142,407Jul 2015: 139,820Aug 2015: 139,416Sep 2015: 141,186Oct 2015: 145,745Nov 2015: 138,634Dec 2015: 130,698Jan 2016: 128,737Feb 2016: 139,460Mar 2016: 146,412Apr 2016: 150,822May 2016: 154,217Jun 2016: 152,420Jul 2016: 144,146Aug 2016: 149,893Sep 2016: 150,819Oct 2016: 151,895Nov 2016: 146,434Dec 2016: 148,924Jan 2017: 152,166Feb 2017: 144,229Mar 2017: 167,083Apr 2017: 151,967May 2017: 171,160Jun 2017: 170,686Jul 2017: 161,274Aug 2017: 172,888Sep 2017: 161,369Oct 2017: 174,029Nov 2017: 163,238Dec 2017: 149,406Jan 2018: 156,427Feb 2018: 153,612Mar 2018: 169,012Apr 2018: 169,496May 2018: 177,360Jun 2018: 166,283Jul 2018: 169,207Aug 2018: 173,662Sep 2018: 164,754Oct 2018: 177,250Nov 2018: 160,465Dec 2018: 152,400Jan 2019: 162,943Feb 2019: 161,840Mar 2019: 176,329Apr 2019: 172,623May 2019: 185,803Jun 2019: 176,051Jul 2019: 180,300Aug 2019: 179,216Sep 2019: 171,040Oct 2019: 182,054Nov 2019: 164,704Dec 2019: 158,278Jan 2020: 165,812Feb 2020: 167,607Mar 2020: 171,388Apr 2020: 119,807May 2020: 121,863Jun 2020: 141,771Jul 2020: 154,103Aug 2020: 158,209Sep 2020: 161,124Oct 2020: 170,863Nov 2020: 155,116Dec 2020: 153,528Jan 2021: 147,612Feb 2021: 150,733Mar 2021: 183,122Apr 2021: 174,454May 2021: 178,080Jun 2021: 176,221Jul 2021: 169,967Aug 2021: 171,832Sep 2021: 170,668Oct 2021: 178,010Nov 2021: 171,073Dec 2021: 172,483Jan 2022: 159,037Feb 2022: 159,319Mar 2022: 190,463Apr 2022: 179,075May 2022: 194,204Jun 2022: 187,596Jul 2022: 176,901Aug 2022: 188,252Sep 2022: 180,537Oct 2022: 184,960Nov 2022: 176,068Dec 2022: 165,576Jan 2023: 174,947Feb 2023: 168,780Mar 2023: 198,298Apr 2023: 173,955May 2023: 188,991Jun 2023: 195,359Jul 2023: 180,682Aug 2023: 185,536Sep 2023: 185,788Oct 2023: 187,808Nov 2023: 174,006Dec 2023: 159,372Jan 2024: 173,880Feb 2024: 172,859Mar 2024: 177,059Apr 2024: 181,788May 2024: 190,586Jun 2024: 175,045Jul 2024: 176,332Aug 2024: 175,782Sep 2024: 170,865Oct 2024: 180,031Nov 2024: 166,367Dec 2024: 151,497Jan 2025: 162,385Feb 2025: 160,083Mar 2025: 176,089Apr 2025: 171,037May 2025: 174,359Jun 2025: 168,327Jul 2025: 174,255Aug 2025: 171,538Sep 2025: 170,621Oct 2025: 178,272Nov 2025: 158,455Dec 2025: 151,055151,055Jan 2015Oct 2017Jul 2020Mar 2023Dec 2025

Administrative investigation-file records for alleged offences; victims are published in a separate dataset.

SESNSP state crime incidenceJul 11, 2026View analysis and records
Recurring indicator · Mexico · Macro indicators · checked

Mexico records 15 consecutive years with GDP growth below the regional median

According to ECLAC constant-price data, the country recorded 0.5% against a regional median of 3.7% in 2025, ranking 13th out of 14 countries. This represents a −1 pp change compared to 1.5% in 2024.

-10-5.5-13.58Latest change −66%Jan 2008: 0.94Jan 2009: -6.3Jan 2010: 4.97Jan 2011: 3.44Jan 2012: 3.55Jan 2013: 0.85Jan 2014: 2.5Jan 2015: 2.7Jan 2016: 1.77Jan 2017: 1.87Jan 2018: 1.97Jan 2019: -0.39Jan 2020: -8.35Jan 2021: 6.05Jan 2022: 3.71Jan 2023: 3.12Jan 2024: 1.46Jan 2025: 0.50.5Jan 2008Jan 2012Jan 2017Jan 2021Jan 2025
CEPALSTAT: economic indicatorsSep 13, 2026View analysis and records
Recurring indicator · Mexico · Macro indicators · checked

Mexico recorded in 2025 its highest public debt since 1990, reaching 49.2% of GDP

According to ECLAC data for the central government, no value in the 36-year series exceeds the 49.2% recorded in 2025, representing a 3.2 percentage point increase compared to 2024 (46%).

1525354555Latest change +7%Jan 1990: 37.4Jan 1991: 30.6Jan 1992: 22.7Jan 1993: 20.4Jan 1994: 20.8Jan 1995: 32.6Jan 1996: 25.2Jan 1997: 20.8Jan 1998: 22.3Jan 1999: 20.3Jan 2000: 18.9Jan 2001: 18.5Jan 2002: 20Jan 2003: 21.3Jan 2004: 20Jan 2005: 19.3Jan 2006: 20Jan 2007: 20.4Jan 2008: 23.8Jan 2009: 27Jan 2010: 27Jan 2011: 27.3Jan 2012: 27.8Jan 2013: 29.8Jan 2014: 31.7Jan 2015: 34.1Jan 2016: 37Jan 2017: 35.2Jan 2018: 35.4Jan 2019: 36.1Jan 2020: 41.4Jan 2021: 40.2Jan 2022: 39.5Jan 2023: 39.8Jan 2024: 46Jan 2025: 49.249.2Jan 1990Jan 1999Jan 2008Jan 2016Jan 2025
CEPALSTAT: economic indicatorsAug 30, 2026View analysis and records
Context · Mexico · Procurement · checked

“Other contracting and external credit” led the value published in Compranet for 2023

The category totals MXN 179.669 billion and represents 61.1% of the value among the ten methods shown; Laassp Public Tender ranks second with MXN 52.540 billion.

059.9B120B180B08. Reporte de otrascontrataciones y contratacione…08. Reporte de otras contrataciones y contrataciones con crédito externo180B08. Reporte de otras contrataciones y contrataciones con crédito externo: 180B01. Licitación Pública LAASSP01. Licitación Pública LAASSP52.5B01. Licitación Pública LAASSP: 52.5B05. Adjudicación Directa LAASSP05. Adjudicación Directa LAASSP20B05. Adjudicación Directa LAASSP: 20B02. Licitación Pública LOPSRM02. Licitación Pública LOPSRM12.5B02. Licitación Pública LOPSRM: 12.5B10. Contratos entre entespúblicos10. Contratos entre entes públicos12.2B10. Contratos entre entes públicos: 12.2BSin datoSin dato8.75BSin dato: 8.75B09. Proyecto de AsociaciónPúblico Privada LAPP09. Proyecto de Asociación Público Privada LAPP7.15B09. Proyecto de Asociación Público Privada LAPP: 7.15B03. Invitación a Cuando MenosTres Personas LAASSP03. Invitación a Cuando Menos Tres Personas LAASSP748M03. Invitación a Cuando Menos Tres Personas LAASSP: 748M06. Adjudicación Directa LOPSRM06. Adjudicación Directa LOPSRM403M06. Adjudicación Directa LOPSRM: 403M04. Invitación a Cuando MenosTres Personas LOPSRM04. Invitación a Cuando Menos Tres Personas LOPSRM335M04. Invitación a Cuando Menos Tres Personas LOPSRM: 335M
CompraNet historical contractsJul 11, 2026View analysis and records
Context · Mexico · Public safety · checked

April 2020 marked the largest monthly drop in Mexico’s reported investigation files

The official SESNSP series tracks 413,952 state-level observations by offense type from January 2015 through December 2025.

100,000130,000160,000190,000220,000Latest change −4.7%Jan 2015: 129,151Feb 2015: 130,311Mar 2015: 141,273Apr 2015: 137,645May 2015: 141,518Jun 2015: 142,407Jul 2015: 139,820Aug 2015: 139,416Sep 2015: 141,186Oct 2015: 145,745Nov 2015: 138,634Dec 2015: 130,698Jan 2016: 128,737Feb 2016: 139,460Mar 2016: 146,412Apr 2016: 150,822May 2016: 154,217Jun 2016: 152,420Jul 2016: 144,146Aug 2016: 149,893Sep 2016: 150,819Oct 2016: 151,895Nov 2016: 146,434Dec 2016: 148,924Jan 2017: 152,166Feb 2017: 144,229Mar 2017: 167,083Apr 2017: 151,967May 2017: 171,160Jun 2017: 170,686Jul 2017: 161,274Aug 2017: 172,888Sep 2017: 161,369Oct 2017: 174,029Nov 2017: 163,238Dec 2017: 149,406Jan 2018: 156,427Feb 2018: 153,612Mar 2018: 169,012Apr 2018: 169,496May 2018: 177,360Jun 2018: 166,283Jul 2018: 169,207Aug 2018: 173,662Sep 2018: 164,754Oct 2018: 177,250Nov 2018: 160,465Dec 2018: 152,400Jan 2019: 162,943Feb 2019: 161,840Mar 2019: 176,329Apr 2019: 172,623May 2019: 185,803Jun 2019: 176,051Jul 2019: 180,300Aug 2019: 179,216Sep 2019: 171,040Oct 2019: 182,054Nov 2019: 164,704Dec 2019: 158,278Jan 2020: 165,812Feb 2020: 167,607Mar 2020: 171,388Apr 2020: 119,807May 2020: 121,863Jun 2020: 141,771Jul 2020: 154,103Aug 2020: 158,209Sep 2020: 161,124Oct 2020: 170,863Nov 2020: 155,116Dec 2020: 153,528Jan 2021: 147,612Feb 2021: 150,733Mar 2021: 183,122Apr 2021: 174,454May 2021: 178,080Jun 2021: 176,221Jul 2021: 169,967Aug 2021: 171,832Sep 2021: 170,668Oct 2021: 178,010Nov 2021: 171,073Dec 2021: 172,483Jan 2022: 159,037Feb 2022: 159,319Mar 2022: 190,463Apr 2022: 179,075May 2022: 194,204Jun 2022: 187,596Jul 2022: 176,901Aug 2022: 188,252Sep 2022: 180,537Oct 2022: 184,960Nov 2022: 176,068Dec 2022: 165,576Jan 2023: 174,947Feb 2023: 168,780Mar 2023: 198,298Apr 2023: 173,955May 2023: 188,991Jun 2023: 195,359Jul 2023: 180,682Aug 2023: 185,536Sep 2023: 185,788Oct 2023: 187,808Nov 2023: 174,006Dec 2023: 159,372Jan 2024: 173,880Feb 2024: 172,859Mar 2024: 177,059Apr 2024: 181,788May 2024: 190,586Jun 2024: 175,045Jul 2024: 176,332Aug 2024: 175,782Sep 2024: 170,865Oct 2024: 180,031Nov 2024: 166,367Dec 2024: 151,497Jan 2025: 162,385Feb 2025: 160,083Mar 2025: 176,089Apr 2025: 171,037May 2025: 174,359Jun 2025: 168,327Jul 2025: 174,255Aug 2025: 171,538Sep 2025: 170,621Oct 2025: 178,272Nov 2025: 158,455Dec 2025: 151,055151,055Jan 2015Oct 2017Jul 2020Mar 2023Dec 2025

Administrative investigation-file records for alleged offences; victims are published in a separate dataset.

SESNSP state crime incidenceJul 11, 2026View analysis and records

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