Domestic security spending in Mexico reached nearly 42.2 billion Mexican pesos in 2023, which indicates an increase after four years of decrease. In the time period available, 2018 had the most amount of money spent by the Mexican government on domestic security, with 47.3 billion Mexican pesos.
Domestic security spending in Mexico from 2017 to 2023
(in billion Mexican pesos)
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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Vision of Humanity. (May 5, 2024). Domestic security spending in Mexico from 2017 to 2023 (in billion Mexican pesos) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/754691/mexico-domestic-security-spending/
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Vision of Humanity. (2024). Domestic security spending in Mexico from 2017 to 2023 (in billion Mexican pesos). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754691/mexico-domestic-security-spending/
Vision of Humanity. "Domestic Security Spending in Mexico from 2017 to 2023 (in Billion Mexican Pesos)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754691/mexico-domestic-security-spending/
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