The Global Findex Database 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy

Mexico, 2024

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Reference ID

MEX_2024_FINDEX_v02_M

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Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit

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Jan 05, 2026

Last modified

Jan 05, 2026

Greatest financial worry (fin45)

Data file: Findex_Microdata_2025_updateMexico

Overview

Valid: 1050

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 8

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 58

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Which of the following financial issues are you MOST worried about? Please choose only one option. Are you most worried about not having enough money…? 1. For your old age 2. For your business 3. For medical costs in case of a serious illness or accident 4.For monthly expenses, such as food, housing, or bills 5. For school or education fees 6. Some other reason

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	For their old age	184	17.5%
2	For their business	17	1.6%
3	For medical costs in case of a serious illness or accident	373	35.5%
4	For monthly expenses, such as food, housing, or bills	273	26%
5	For school or education fees	137	13%
6	Some other reason	22	2.1%
7	Don't know	26	2.5%
8	Refused	18	1.7%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Notes

Note: "no/dk/r" indicates the response categories: no, dk="don't know" and r="refused" Words in brackets [] indicate local or economy-specific terminology.

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