Overview
- The OECD’s 2026 survey presented in Paris on Monday shows 53% of Mexico’s urban adults report high or moderately high trust in the federal government, above the OECD average of 40%.
- Trust in the federal public service reached 56%, and satisfaction with administrative services rose from 67% in 2023 to 72% in 2025, while perceived legitimacy of public data use climbed to 51%.
- Security institutions score highest: the armed forces register 76% trust and police trust increased from 58% in 2023 to 61% in 2025, even as 75% of respondents name crime and violence the country’s top governance problem.
- Political bodies lag far behind public agencies, with just 34% trusting political parties and 41% trusting Congress, and trust varies sharply by group with older adults more trusting than younger and higher‑educated people less trusting.
- Mexican officials at the OECD event, including the secretary for anticorruption, framed the results as evidence that governance reforms and closer delivery of services are building public confidence, a shift that could shape policy focus on crime reduction and service delivery.