Growth has been weak

Mexico's reform activity is the highest in the OECD

Output is returning to trend

Macroeconomic indicators

The cost of credit for small firms has been reduced

The stringency of sectoral product market regulation has been reduced

Petroleum production is set to expand substantially

R&D intensity is especially low

The share of workers in the informal sector has been reduced

Adherence to the rule of law is relatively weak

Mexico's public sector is perceived as corrupt

Well-being and social mobility are low in Mexico

Tax policy should do more to reduce inequality and poverty

Inequality affects life satisfaction

The poor have very volatile income

PISA mathematics score and spending per student

Spending per student in pre-primary, primary and secondary education is low relative to the OECD average

High-school graduation rates in Latin America by quintile of income distribution

Out-of-pocket payments are the highest in the OECD

Health outcomes and affiliation to IMSS

Mexico has been effective in facilitating access to housing

Trend growth of GDP per capita has been weak for three decades

The percentage gap of GDP per capita and productivity are wide and persistent

The contribution of TFP to GDP growth has often been negative

Concentration was high in key economic sectors before the recent reforms

Consumer welfare losses from competition problems are substantial and regressive

There is a large gap in industrial electricity prices between Mexico and the United States

Overall product market regulation remains stringent

Reforms will boost growth

Producer support has declined and by could be lower and less distortive

Trade liberalisation and integration has proceeded

Services trade restrictiveness in telecoms has been reduced substantially

Mexico has suffered from a combination of economic stagnation and high levels of poverty and inequality

Poverty has remained relatively constant despite higher anti-poverty spending

The minimum wage is relatively low in Mexico

Labour informality has decreased over the last two years, but remains very high

Mexico spends little on Labour Market Programmes and has the widest gender gap in the OECD

Mexicans workers are under stress

Enrolment rates and quality of service among under-3's in Mexico remain relatively low

Spending per student and PISA's mathematics score, national and state level

Annual expenditure per student by educational institutions for all services, relative to GDP per capita

States with higher inequality tend to have higher dropout rates

The share of total hours worked by high-skilled persons increased everywhere except in Mexico

Mexico has been effective in facilitating access to housing: Number of dwellings per 1 000 inhabitants (1980, 2005, 2010)

The number and amounts of loans from INFOAVIT is positively associated with formal jobs

Life expectancy in Mexico is the lowest among OECD countries

Out-of-pocket payments in Mexico are the highest among OECD countries

Mexico has the second highest obesity rate in the OECD