Keys to the News:
- Confidence in Mexico 2025: The Armed Forces (75.9%) and the National Guard (61.0%) are the institutions with the highest citizen approval.
- Integrity crisis: More than 80% of the population considers it likely that there are acts of corruption, such as bribes to expedite procedures or political favors.
- Government Gap: The federal government surpasses the state (47.7%) and municipal (47.0%) levels of trust (53.0%).
CDMX.- The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) presented this April 16 the results of the National Survey of Confidence in Public Administration (Encoap) 2025. The data paint a panorama of contrasts: while public security institutions enjoy solid legitimacy, the perception of corruption in the bureaucracy and the political class continues to be the main burden on the institutional life of the country.
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Security: The bastion of trust
According to the report, the Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) are consolidated as the institution most respected by Mexicans, with a 75.9% of the population aged 18 and over who express a high or moderately high level of confidence. This support extends to National guardwhich reached a 61.0% of favorable opinions.
In contrast, civil corporations present significant challenges in their relationship with citizens. The state police obtained a 46.9% of trust, while the municipal preventive police were placed at the bottom of the security sector with a 45.5%.
The stigma of corruption: An open wound
Even though he 56.3% of citizens trust the people who work in the federal government, the perception of systemic integrity is alarming. Encoap 2025 estimates that an overwhelming 84.9% of Mexicans consider it likely that a public servant will accept money to speed up a procedure or service.
Distrust does not end at the service window. He 82.4% of those surveyed see it as likely that political representatives will accept job offers in the private sector in exchange for political favors. Furthermore, the 59.2% of the population believes that the federal government could give in to the demands of companies to promote policies that, although beneficial for the private sector, are harmful to society in general.
Government performance and responsiveness
When it comes to public management, the federal level maintains a comparative advantage over local administrations. He 53.0% of the population trusts the federal government, surpassing the state government (47.7%) and to the municipal or mayoralty (47.0%).
However, the perception of emergency response capacity is one of the best evaluated points. He 60.5% of Mexicans consider that government institutions are prepared to protect people’s lives in the event of a large-scale emergency. Likewise, the 54.8% believes that the public service has the capacity to adapt to changes in the needs of citizens.
The challenge of openness and accountability
The Inegi report reveals a significant gap in communication between rulers and citizens. Although the 78.4% considers that it is easy to find clear information about procedures, only the 35.7% You think it is likely that you will receive a response from your representatives or senators when you communicate an important policy concern to them.
In the legislative and judicial sphere, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation and the judges maintain the confidence of half of the population (50.7%). For its part, the Congress of the Union registers a 41.0% and state congresses a 38.8%.
This study, collected between September and October 2025, highlights that impartiality and transparency continue to be the pending issues to strengthen the institutional fabric in Mexico.
