Brazil vs Mexico: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Brazil
0.0386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mexico
0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Brazil rank
60th
Mexico rank
63rd

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Mexico, a difference of 0.0052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.

Brazil ranks 60th and Mexico ranks 63rd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0113 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mexico
1980s 0.0521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mexico
1990s 0.0564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0644 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mexico
2000s 0.0344 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0251 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0094 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Brazil
2010s 0.026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0491 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mexico
2020s 0.0408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0363 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Brazil or Mexico?
Brazil, at 0.0386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Brazil and Mexico?
0.0052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Brazil ranks 60th and Mexico ranks 63rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.