How does Mexico rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Mexico ranks 74th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mexico

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mexico
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Mexico: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.2815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

74th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.6772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1986

All-time low

0.1586 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1972

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mexico, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico stood at 0.2815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico peaked at 0.6772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1586 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.

That places Mexico 74th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mexico, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1716 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1671 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1972	0.1586 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1973	0.1656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1974	0.1677 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1975	0.1791 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1976	0.2286 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.7%
1977	0.3103 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.7%
1978	0.2987 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1979	0.2588 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1980	0.2014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.2%
1981	0.2025 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1982	0.3242 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+60.1%
1983	0.5235 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.5%
1984	0.4679 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1985	0.454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1986	0.6772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.2%
1987	0.6689 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1988	0.4775 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.6%
1989	0.3625 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
1990	0.3138 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
1991	0.2733 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1992	0.2257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1993	0.1713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
1994	0.1747 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1995	0.2988 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+71.0%
1996	0.2649 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1997	0.2138 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
1998	0.2447 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1999	0.2486 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2000	0.214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
2001	0.2357 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2002	0.2087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2003	0.2298 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2004	0.231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2005	0.2132 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2006	0.1913 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
2007	0.2021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2008	0.1925 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2009	0.2337 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.4%
2010	0.2396 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2011	0.2399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2012	0.281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
2013	0.3068 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
2014	0.3361 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2015	0.3868 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
2016	0.4441 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.8%
2017	0.4457 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2018	0.4313 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2019	0.4279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2020	0.5051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.0%
2021	0.409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
2022	0.3517 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2023	0.2901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
2024	0.2815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2106 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1586 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3103 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.436 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.243 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3138 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2152 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1913 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2357 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3539 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2396 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4457 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3675 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Mexico

71 Pakistan 0.2899 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
72 Yemen 0.2872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
73 Egypt 0.2824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
75 Peru 0.2753 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
76 Vanuatu 0.2719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
77 Gabon 0.2657 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico was 0.2815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 0.6772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1586 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
How does Mexico rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Mexico ranks 74th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-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, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-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.