Mexico

Government at a Glance 2015
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Country Fact Sheet
Mexico
Female participation in the public sector is increasing
The share of women in the public sector in Mexico increased by more than 2 p.p between 2009 and 2013.
Women made up about 48.6% of public sector employment in 2013, which is still below the OECD average
(58.0%). The share of women parliamentarians has more than doubled compared to the early 2000s, moving
from 16.0% in 2002 to 38.0% in 2015, partly due to the introduction of a gender quota in Parliament. This
is above the OECD average (27.8%). The share of women ministers remains, however, low in 2015 (17.6%)
and despite a considerable increase compared to a decade ago, it remains far from parity and below OECD
averages (29.3%).
Chapter 3: Public employment and compensation
Share of public sector employment filled by women and men
Share of women parliamentarians and legislated gender quotas
Share of women ministers
Mexico is making important investments in digital government and Open Government Data
With 120 public sector ICT projects worth over USD 10 million each in 2014, Mexico reported the highest
number of large-scale ICT projects across the OECD. This suggests that good governance on these large and
complex ICT projects is key in Mexico. The proactive release of Open Government Data (OGD) is also helping to transform public services. In 2014, Mexico performs above the OECD average on the OURdata Index
which looks at the level of availability, accessibility and government support for the re-use of public data.
Chapter 10: Digital government
Central government ICT projects with a total project value greater than USD 10 million
Central government social media strategies, internal use and measurement
OURdata Index: Open, Useful, Reusable Government Data
Mexico performs below OECD standards on Rule of Law Indicators
According to household and judicial expert surveys, Mexico performs below OECD averages on rule of law
indicators such as the extent to which there are constraints on government powers and fundamental rights are
effectively protected. According to these same perception-based surveys, there are also persisting security
issues across the country.
Chapter 11: Core government results
Limited government powers
Fundamental rights
Chapter 12: Serving citizens
Crime is effectively controlled
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Mexico
Values have been rounded.
n.a. refers to
data not available
Range of OECD country
values in grey
Average of OECD countries
in green
Country value in blue
GOVERNMENT INPUTS: FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Public Finance & Economics
Public Employment & Compensation
Public Finance and Economics
Government revenues
(2013)
Government expenditures
(2013)
Public investment
(2013)
Government gross debt *
(2013)
% of GDP
% of GDP
% of of total govt. expenditures
% of GDP
n.a.
Mexico
Mexico
24.5%
Mexico
24.4%
37.7%
41.9%
100%
Mexico
0%
8.8%
7.8%
109.3%
100%
0%
20%
30%
40%
50%
20%
60%
Source: OECD National Accounts
30%
40%
50%
0%
60%
5%
Source: OECD National Accounts
10%
15%
0%
20%
50%
100%
150%
200%
250%
Source: OECD National Accounts
* SNA definition, see Notes
Source: OECD National Accounts
Fiscal balance *
(2013)
% of GDP
0.1%
-15% -10%
-4.2%
-5%
0%
+5% +10% +15%
Mexico
G@G /data
Source: OECD National Accounts. * See Notes
Public Employment and Compensation
Public sector employment
as % of total employment (2013)
Public sector employment
filled by women (2013)
Mexico
10%
20%
30%
17.6%
48.6%
40%
50%
21.3%
G@G /data
Mexico
Mexico
11.8%
0%
Share of women ministers
(2015)
Source: International Labour Organization (database)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
58.0%
Source: International Labour Organization (database)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
29.3%
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union Parline Database
GOVERNMENT PROCESSES
Institutions
Regulatory Governance
Public Sector Integrity
Public Procurement
Regulatory Governance
Institutions
Stakeholder engagement and consultation (2014)
Level of
influence of the
Centre of Government
over line ministries
(2013)
Stakeholder engagement to inform
officials about the problem and
possible solutions
n.a.
Mexico
Mexico
Low
For all primary laws /
subordinate regulations
Subordinate
regulations
Primary laws
For some
primary laws
For some
subordinate
regulations
For all
primary laws
3%
15%
65%
15%
2%
6%
9%
62%
23%
0%
68%
6%
18%
6%
2%
30%
59%
11%
Moderate
Consultation on draft regulations
or proposed rules
Subordinate
regulations
Primary laws
High
Digital Government
For some primary laws /
subordinate regulations
For major primary laws /
subordinate regulations
Source: OECD 2013 Survey on Centre of Government
For all
subordinate
regulations
53%
18%
24%
5%
0%
Not
applicable
Never
Source: OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook (forthcoming)
Public Procurement
Strategic public procurement - Objectives
(2014)
Procurement expenditure
(2013)
% of government expenditures
Support for green
public procurement
G@G /data
Support for
SMEs
Support for innovative
goods and services
Mexico
Women in Government
Mexico
21.1%
29.0%
13 26
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
1
10 25
2
0
3
10 23
A strategy / policy has been developed by some procuring entities
A strategy / policy has been rescinded
A strategy / policy has been developed at a central level
A strategy / policy has never been developed
Source: OECD National Accounts
Public Sector Integrity
OURdata Index:
Open, Useful, Reusable
Government Data (2014)
Level G@G
of /data
disclosure of private interests
across branches of government
(2014)
Composite index
from 0 lowest to 1 highest
Mexico
0.66
Executive Branch
0.8
0.6
3
Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Public Procurement
Digital Gov.
1
0
Legislative Branch
High level
Medium level
Judicial Branch
“At risk” areas
64
42
44
42
42
42
32
26
Low level
0.4
0.58
0.2
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
0
Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Open Government Data
G@G /data
Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Managing Conflict of Interest in the Executive Branch and Whistleblower Protection
GOVERNMENT OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES
Core Government Results and Service Delivery
Satisfaction and confidence across public services (2014)
% of citizens expressing confidence/satisfaction
Health care
55% 71%
100
80
60
40
National government
33% 42%
Mexico
Education system
66% 67%
20
Average
Range
Judicial system
39% 54%
Source: Gallup World Poll
Access to healthcare (2012)
Equity in learning outcomes (2012)
Out of pocket expenditure as a % of final household consumption
4.1%
2.8%
PISA mathematics score variance by socio economic background
10.4%
14.8%
Mexico
Mexico
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Source: OECD, PISA 2012 results: Excellence through equity, 2013
Source: OECD Health Statistics 2014
Changes in household disposable income,
by income group (2007-2011)
Limited government powers
(2014)
5%
0.51
0%
Mexico
-4.9%
-1.7%
-1.6%
-0.8%
Bottom
10%
Top
10%
Bottom
10%
Top
10%
-5%
Mexico
0.76
-10%
-15%
[0.37-0.92]
Source: OECD Income Distribution Database
Source: The World Justice Project
Notes
 Fiscal balance as reported in the System of National Accounts (SNA) framework, also referred to as net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of government, is calculated as total government revenues minus total government expenditures.
 Structural fiscal balance, or underlying balance, represents the fiscal balance adjusted for the state of the economic cycle (as measured by the output gap which resulted as the difference between actual and potential GDP) and one-off
fiscal operations.
 Government gross debt is reported according to the SNA definition, which differs from the definition applied under the Maastricht Treaty. It is defined as all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest or principal by the
debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. All debt instruments are liabilities, but some liabilities such as shares, equity and financial derivatives are not debt.
Government at a Glance 2015
With a focus on public administration, OECD Government at a Glance 2015 provides readers with a dashboard of key indicators assembled with the
goal of contributing to the analysis and international comparison of public sector performance across OECD countries. Indicators on public finances
and employment are provided alongside composite indexes summarising aspects of public management policies, and indicators on services to
citizens in health care, education, and justice. Government at a Glance 2015 also includes indicators on key governance and public management
issues, such as regulatory management, budgeting practices and procedures, public sector integrity, public procurement and core government
results in terms of trust in institutions, income redistribution and efficiency and cost-effectiveness of governments.
The Excel spreadsheets used to create the tables and figures in Government at a Glance 2015 are available
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