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

Mexico ranks 63rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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

Name: External debt stocks, short-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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

63rd

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1982

All-time low

0.0183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2001

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-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, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico stood at 0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico peaked at 0.142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2001.

Mexico ranks 63rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mexico, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0282 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1972	0.0261 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1973	0.0274 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1974	0.0279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1975	0.0298 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1976	0.0388 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.2%
1977	0.0666 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+71.6%
1978	0.0482 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.6%
1979	0.0596 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.8%
1980	0.0786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.8%
1981	0.0947 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.5%
1982	0.142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.9%
1983	0.065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-54.2%
1984	0.035 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.1%
1985	0.0279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.2%
1986	0.0438 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.1%
1987	0.0393 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1988	0.0434 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
1989	0.0391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1990	0.0616 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.3%
1991	0.0698 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1992	0.0676 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1993	0.0684 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1994	0.071 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1995	0.0981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.1%
1996	0.069 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.6%
1997	0.0532 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
1998	0.0472 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1999	0.0381 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
2000	0.0255 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.1%
2001	0.0183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.3%
2002	0.0295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.3%
2003	0.0299 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2004	0.0248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
2005	0.0242 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2006	0.0257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
2007	0.0248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2008	0.0208 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
2009	0.0271 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.1%
2010	0.039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.8%
2011	0.0427 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2012	0.0605 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.8%
2013	0.0697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.2%
2014	0.0597 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
2015	0.0534 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2016	0.0422 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
2017	0.0369 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2018	0.0447 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.2%
2019	0.0425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2020	0.0414 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2021	0.0357 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2022	0.0373 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2023	0.0336 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2024	0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0261 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0666 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0644 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0381 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0251 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0299 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0491 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0369 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0363 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0414 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Mexico

60 Brazil 0.0386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
61 India 0.0371 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
62 Peru 0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
64 Dominican Republic 0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
65 Rwanda 0.0331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
66 Ghana 0.0315 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, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico was 0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 0.142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
How does Mexico rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Mexico ranks 63rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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 External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 27 August 2026

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.