How much revenue-sharing money does Tlaxcala get from the federal government?

Tlaxcala received 13.3 billion pesos in federal participaciones, the revenue-sharing transfers states may spend freely, in 2025: 9,194 pesos per resident, 9th lowest of 32 (all 32 governments combined: 10,102 pesos). The General Participation Fund supplied 10.0 billion pesos of it; the total was up 7.6% on 2024.

Government budget and revenue in Tlaxcala, Mexico: official figures

The Tlaxcala state government spent 32.3 billion pesos in 2025 according to INEGI's preliminary state public finance statistics, 22,279 pesos per resident, 8th lowest of 32 (all 32 governments combined: 24,691 pesos). Spending was up 6.1% on 2024 and up 39.3% on 2018, before adjusting for inflation.

State government spending (INEGI EFIPEM)

32.3 billion pesos

2025

State government spending per person

22,279 pesos

2025

Federal transfers, % of revenue

92.8%

2025

Registered debt of the state and its public entities

0 pesos

2026-06-30

How much does Tlaxcala depend on federal money?

Federal transfers made up 92.8% of the Tlaxcala state government's revenue in 2025 (29.9 billion pesos of 32.3 billion pesos, counting revenue without borrowing), 3rd highest share of 32 (all 32 governments combined: 81.0%). In 2024 the share was 92.6%.

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How much earmarked federal funding does Tlaxcala receive?

Earmarked federal transfers (aportaciones, including the Ramo 33 funds and reassigned federal resources) brought Tlaxcala 16.6 billion pesos in 2025, 11,493 pesos per resident, 13th highest of 32 (all 32 governments combined: 9,347 pesos). The largest Ramo 33 fund paid to the state government was the education payroll and operating fund (FONE), with 7.7 billion pesos.

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How much of its own money does Tlaxcala raise?

The Tlaxcala state government's own revenue (taxes, fees, products and other own income) was 2.2 billion pesos in 2025, 6.7% of its revenue without borrowing, 3rd lowest share of 32 (all 32 governments combined: 18.1%). It was up 2.1% on 2024.

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How much tax does the Tlaxcala government collect?

State taxes raised 1.1 billion pesos in Tlaxcala in 2025, 779 pesos per resident, 4th lowest of 32 (all 32 governments combined: 2,402 pesos). The payroll tax (impuesto sobre nomina) supplied 93.6% of tax revenue.

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How much does Tlaxcala spend on government salaries?

Personnel costs (servicios personales) took 3.6 billion pesos, or 11.1% of the Tlaxcala state government's spending in 2025, 12th lowest share of 32 (all 32 governments combined: 20.1%). The bill was up 7.6% on 2024.

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How much does Tlaxcala invest in public works?

The Tlaxcala state government spent 1.9 billion pesos on public investment (public works and productive projects) in 2025, 5.8% of its spending, 4th highest share of 32 (all 32 governments combined: 3.4%). In 2024 it spent 1.6 billion pesos.

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How much money does Tlaxcala give its municipalities?

The Tlaxcala state government passed 5.8 billion pesos to its municipalities in 2025, 18.0% of its spending, 11th highest share of 31 states (all 31 states: 17.0%). Of this, 3.1 billion pesos was the municipal share of federal participaciones and 2.5 billion pesos Ramo 33 aportaciones.

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How much does Tlaxcala pay on its debt each year?

INEGI records no debt service spending by the Tlaxcala state government in 2025, the lowest share of 32 on this measure (all 32 governments combined: 5.6% of spending).

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How much debt does Tlaxcala have?

Tlaxcala had no financing or obligations registered in Hacienda's Registro Publico Unico on 30 June 2026 or on 31 December 2025, so its registered debt per person is zero, the lowest of 32 (all 32 governments combined: 4,962 pesos), and is not assessed by Hacienda's Alert System.

Source: Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico (SHCP), Unidad de Coordinacion con Entidades Federativas · saved copy

How Tlaxcala compares with other states

State government spending per person (2025)

Tlaxcala ranks 25 of 32, highest first. INEGI EFIPEM, 2025 preliminary figures: total spending less the closing cash balance, divided by CONAPO mid-2025 population; Mexico City from the city government file

Rank	Region	State government spending per person
22	Coahuila	22,919 pesos
23	Yucatan	22,835 pesos
24	State of Mexico	22,519 pesos
25	Tlaxcala	22,279 pesos
26	Tamaulipas	22,161 pesos
27	Hidalgo	21,763 pesos
28	Michoacan	21,554 pesos

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Federal transfers as a share of state revenue (2025)

Tlaxcala ranks 3 of 32, highest first. Participaciones plus aportaciones as a share of revenue excluding financing (borrowing and deficit entries), 2025 preliminary

Rank	Region	Federal transfers as a share of state revenue
1	Guerrero	96.0%
2	Oaxaca	93.5%
3	Tlaxcala	92.8%
4	Michoacan	92.1%
5	Veracruz	91.8%
6	Chiapas	90.8%
7	Morelos	90.8%

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Own revenue as a share of state revenue (2025)

Tlaxcala ranks 30 of 32, highest first. Taxes, fees (derechos), products, aprovechamientos, improvement levies and social security contributions, as a share of revenue excluding financing, 2025 preliminary

Rank	Region	Own revenue as a share of state revenue
26	Chiapas	9.2%
27	Morelos	8.8%
28	Michoacan	7.9%
29	Veracruz	6.9%
30	Tlaxcala	6.7%
31	Oaxaca	6.5%
32	Guerrero	4.0%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copy

State taxes collected per person (2025)

Tlaxcala ranks 29 of 32, highest first. Tax revenue of the state government (chapter Impuestos), 2025 preliminary, per resident (CONAPO mid-2025)

Rank	Region	State taxes collected per person
26	Hidalgo	952 pesos
27	Guerrero	815 pesos
28	Michoacan	815 pesos
29	Tlaxcala	779 pesos
30	Morelos	752 pesos
31	Oaxaca	558 pesos
32	Chiapas	485 pesos

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Federal participaciones (revenue sharing) per person (2025)

Tlaxcala ranks 24 of 32, highest first. Participaciones federales received in 2025 (preliminary) per resident

Rank	Region	Federal participaciones (revenue sharing) per person
21	Tamaulipas	9,327 pesos
22	Yucatan	9,275 pesos
23	Zacatecas	9,227 pesos
24	Tlaxcala	9,194 pesos
25	Guanajuato	9,012 pesos
26	Oaxaca	8,758 pesos
27	Morelos	8,613 pesos

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Federal aportaciones (earmarked transfers) per person (2025)

Tlaxcala ranks 13 of 32, highest first. Aportaciones federales (Ramo 33 and reassigned federal resources) received in 2025 (preliminary) per resident

Rank	Region	Federal aportaciones (earmarked transfers) per person
10	Chiapas	12,018 pesos
11	Sinaloa	11,871 pesos
12	San Luis Potosi	11,606 pesos
13	Tlaxcala	11,493 pesos
14	Hidalgo	11,417 pesos
15	Aguascalientes	11,294 pesos
16	Michoacan	10,917 pesos

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copy

Personnel costs as a share of state spending (2025)

Tlaxcala ranks 21 of 32, highest first. Chapter Servicios personales as a share of spending less the closing cash balance, 2025 preliminary

Rank	Region	Personnel costs as a share of state spending
18	Nayarit	11.7%
19	Mexico City	11.6%
20	San Luis Potosi	11.4%
21	Tlaxcala	11.1%
22	Sonora	11.0%
23	Chihuahua	10.8%
24	Colima	9.8%

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Public investment as a share of state spending (2025)

Tlaxcala ranks 4 of 32, highest first. Chapter Inversion publica (public works and productive projects) as a share of spending, 2025 preliminary

Rank	Region	Public investment as a share of state spending
1	San Luis Potosi	12.0%
2	Nuevo Leon	8.4%
3	Hidalgo	6.3%
4	Tlaxcala	5.8%
5	Michoacan	5.6%
6	Coahuila	5.3%
7	Sinaloa	4.3%

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Share of state spending passed to municipalities (2025)

Tlaxcala ranks 11 of 31, highest first. 31 states; Mexico City has borough governments (alcaldias) instead of municipalities and is not ranked

Rank	Region	Share of state spending passed to municipalities
8	Morelos	18.9%
9	Tabasco	18.1%
10	Veracruz	18.1%
11	Tlaxcala	18.0%
12	Hidalgo	17.3%
13	Michoacan	17.3%
14	Guanajuato	17.2%

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Debt service as a share of state spending (2025)

Tlaxcala ranks 32 of 32, highest first. Chapter Deuda publica (interest, principal repayments, fees and prior-year arrears) as a share of spending, 2025 preliminary

Rank	Region	Debt service as a share of state spending
26	Aguascalientes	1.2%
27	Hidalgo	1.2%
28	Sinaloa	1.1%
29	Campeche	1.1%
30	San Luis Potosi	0.6%
31	Guerrero	0.2%
32	Tlaxcala	0.0%

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Registered state debt per person (2026-06-30)

Tlaxcala ranks 32 of 32, highest first. Financing and obligations of the state government and its public entities in the Registro Publico Unico at 30 June 2026, per resident (CONAPO mid-2026)

Rank	Region	Registered state debt per person
26	Baja California Sur	1,507 pesos
27	Guanajuato	1,292 pesos
28	Hidalgo	696 pesos
29	Guerrero	577 pesos
30	Puebla	496 pesos
31	Queretaro	397 pesos
32	Tlaxcala	0 pesos

Source: Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico (SHCP), Unidad de Coordinacion con Entidades Federativas · saved copy

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Sources

Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico (SHCP), Unidad de Coordinacion con Entidades Federativas: Financiamientos y obligaciones de entidades federativas y sus entes publicos, por fuente de pago: balances at 30 June 2026 (millions of pesos), from the Registro Publico Unico, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 eb8f66109730…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Estadistica de Finanzas Publicas Estatales y Municipales (EFIPEM), state governments, annual open data 1989-2025 (2025 preliminary): revenue and spending of each state government by chapter, concept and item, in pesos, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c8ace2050ce2…)

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