Cost of moneyMexico
Savings vs inflation in Mexico
Is my bank account gaining or losing purchasing power?
Mexico's savings vs inflation is -1.26 % — #53 of 69 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.
-1.26%
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
A bank account in Mexico loses about 1.3 pp of purchasing power a year — the deposit rate trails inflation.
Among 69 countries
- Rank
- #53 of 69
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 23 %
- 16 of 69 countries
In Americas: #17 of 21vs median 0.87 %: −2.13 pp (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Savings vs inflation | vs Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Cambodia | -1.06 % | +0.20 pp |
| 52 | Hong Kong | -1.24 % | +0.02 pp |
| 53 | Mexico | -1.26 % | — |
| 54 | Romania | -1.96 % | −0.70 pp |
| 55 | Mongolia | -2.01 % | −0.75 pp |
Deposit rate minus inflation — whether an ordinary bank account gains or loses purchasing power. Our calculation from two separately sourced figures.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: the bank deposit rate minus annual CPI inflation. Where the policy-rate real rate answers "does the central bank beat inflation", this answers the question an ordinary saver actually has — does MY account? Deposit rates come from the IMF (harmonised, ~100 economies), inflation from official CPI; we never compute it when either leg is missing.