Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Mexico
Mexico: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0366 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Mexico, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0366 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Mexico peaked at 0.0964 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0287 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2010.
That places Mexico 67th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Mexico, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.037 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0351 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0341 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0298 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0378 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0578 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0725 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0863 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0534 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0545 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0851 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0951 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0922 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0784 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0964 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0821 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0853 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0704 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0434 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0433 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0572 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0456 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0364 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 1995 | 0.069 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +89.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0938 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0803 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0527 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0563 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0798 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0599 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0469 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0423 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0484 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0397 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0535 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0345 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0349 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0348 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0287 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0337 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0554 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0344 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0435 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0706 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.2% |
| 2017 | 0.055 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0467 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.053 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0639 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0602 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0381 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0305 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0366 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0454 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0863 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0793 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0534 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0964 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0578 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0364 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0938 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0475 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0345 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0798 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0451 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0287 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0706 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0459 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0305 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0639 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 64 Burkina Faso 0.0382 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0381 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Mauritania 0.0379 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Zimbabwe 0.0341 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Thailand 0.034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 Kosovo 0.0336 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Mexico
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 47.84 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -53.70 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 95.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 158.54 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 14.86 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Mexico?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Mexico was 0.0366 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0964 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0287 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Mexico ranks 67th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.