Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Mexico
Mexico: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual was 22.52 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual in Mexico, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 22.52 % change on previous year for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,156.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Mexico peaked at 67.99 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -43.5 % change on previous year, in 2013.
Mexico ranks 35th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 12.36 % change on previous year | +164.6% |
| 1973 | 22.01 % change on previous year | +78.1% |
| 1974 | 13.09 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1975 | 23.09 % change on previous year | +76.4% |
| 1976 | 28.01 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 1977 | 40.88 % change on previous year | +46.0% |
| 1978 | 57.21 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 1979 | 56.05 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1980 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 1981 | 30.82 % change on previous year | -668.7% |
| 1982 | 9.33 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 1983 | -5.48 % change on previous year | -158.7% |
| 1984 | 14.37 % change on previous year | -362.3% |
| 1985 | -9.81 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 1986 | -15.34 % change on previous year | +56.3% |
| 1987 | -6.6 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 1988 | 27.97 % change on previous year | -523.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5827 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 1990 | -27.27 % change on previous year | -4779.9% |
| 1991 | 19.68 % change on previous year | -172.2% |
| 1992 | 53.1 % change on previous year | +169.8% |
| 1993 | 16.3 % change on previous year | -69.3% |
| 1994 | -16.54 % change on previous year | -201.5% |
| 1995 | 30.07 % change on previous year | -281.8% |
| 1996 | 54.56 % change on previous year | +81.5% |
| 1997 | 3.66 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 1998 | -30.07 % change on previous year | -920.8% |
| 1999 | 21.01 % change on previous year | -169.9% |
| 2000 | 66.61 % change on previous year | +217.0% |
| 2001 | -19.51 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2002 | -20.27 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2003 | -14.87 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 22.6 % change on previous year | -252.0% |
| 2005 | -8.07 % change on previous year | -135.7% |
| 2006 | 49.78 % change on previous year | -716.9% |
| 2007 | -30.37 % change on previous year | -161.0% |
| 2008 | 6.71 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
| 2009 | -19.02 % change on previous year | -383.4% |
| 2010 | -3.41 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 2011 | 30.49 % change on previous year | -992.8% |
| 2012 | 67.99 % change on previous year | +123.0% |
| 2013 | -43.5 % change on previous year | -164.0% |
| 2014 | 19.55 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 2015 | 12.36 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 2016 | 48.66 % change on previous year | +293.6% |
| 2017 | -16.59 % change on previous year | -134.1% |
| 2018 | -10.41 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 2019 | 17.9 % change on previous year | -271.9% |
| 2020 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 2021 | 10.68 % change on previous year | +203.0% |
| 2022 | -29.49 % change on previous year | -376.1% |
| 2023 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 2024 | 22.52 % change on previous year | -1156.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 22.52 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 % change on previous year, 2.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 22.52 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.52 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -4779.9% | 0.5827 % change on previous year | -27.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.6 % change on previous year | 4.67 % change on previous year | 57.21 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.04 % change on previous year | -15.34 % change on previous year | 30.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.45 % change on previous year | -30.07 % change on previous year | 54.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 % change on previous year | -30.37 % change on previous year | 66.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3 % change on previous year | -43.5 % change on previous year | 67.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 % change on previous year | -29.49 % change on previous year | 22.52 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 32 Indonesia 26.49 % change on previous year compare
- 33 El Salvador 25.87 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Cambodia 25.02 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Philippines 22.39 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 21.51 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Colombia 18.68 % change on previous year compare
More external debt data for Mexico
- Net financial flows, IBRD -963.49 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.3656 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 12.2 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 15.60 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 326.13 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 567.36 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 62.08 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 9.6% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 95.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Mexico?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Mexico was 22.52 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 67.99 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.5 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual?
- Mexico ranks 35th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.