Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Mexico
Mexico: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 54.03 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Mexico, 1914–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 54.03 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Mexico peaked at 78.14 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0722, in 1947.
Mexico ranks 80th of 188 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.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 11.28 | — |
| 1915 | 11.16 | -1.1% |
| 1916 | 11.05 | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 11.21 | +1.5% |
| 1918 | 15.02 | +34.0% |
| 1919 | 15.09 | +0.5% |
| 1920 | 14.73 | -2.4% |
| 1921 | 14.61 | -0.8% |
| 1922 | 32.95 | +125.5% |
| 1923 | 31 | -5.9% |
| 1924 | 35.07 | +13.1% |
| 1925 | 17.56 | -49.9% |
| 1926 | 17.17 | -2.2% |
| 1927 | 21.43 | +24.8% |
| 1928 | 21.59 | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 22.98 | +6.4% |
| 1930 | 24.55 | +6.8% |
| 1931 | 28.12 | +14.5% |
| 1932 | 37.64 | +33.9% |
| 1933 | 34.86 | -7.4% |
| 1934 | 32.16 | -7.8% |
| 1935 | 30.44 | -5.3% |
| 1936 | 26.74 | -12.2% |
| 1937 | 22.3 | -16.6% |
| 1938 | 20.36 | -8.7% |
| 1939 | 19.27 | -5.4% |
| 1940 | 21.67 | +12.5% |
| 1941 | 21.13 | -2.5% |
| 1942 | 20.81 | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 10.46 | -49.7% |
| 1944 | 6.39 | -38.9% |
| 1945 | 6.99 | +9.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0722 | -99.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0785 | +8.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0802 | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 0.0783 | -2.4% |
| 1954 | 3.5 | +4371.2% |
| 1955 | 4.03 | +15.3% |
| 1956 | 4.2 | +4.0% |
| 1957 | 3.98 | -5.1% |
| 1958 | 4.1 | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 4.06 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 4.63 | +14.0% |
| 1961 | 4.5 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 5.71 | +26.9% |
| 1966 | 8.98 | +57.3% |
| 1967 | 8.69 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 11.78 | +35.5% |
| 1970 | 17.05 | +44.7% |
| 1971 | 17.02 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 17.87 | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 19.96 | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 21.68 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 24.43 | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 31.34 | +28.3% |
| 1977 | 41.49 | +32.4% |
| 1978 | 38.95 | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 35.78 | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 31.41 | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 47.55 | +51.4% |
| 1983 | 57.41 | +20.7% |
| 1984 | 53.98 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 51.91 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 78.14 | +50.5% |
| 1987 | 77.65 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 73.21 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 59.79 | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 53.52 | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 44.07 | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 34.25 | -22.3% |
| 1993 | 31.48 | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 30.91 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 56.8 | +83.8% |
| 1996 | 46.59 | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 42.61 | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 44.09 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 46.32 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 41.85 | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 41.11 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 43.47 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 44.75 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 40.84 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 39.02 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 37.75 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 37.53 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.83 | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 43.92 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 42.23 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 43.2 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 43.17 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 46.35 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 49.5 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 54.03 | +9.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 54.03 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.09, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 54.03 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.57, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +4371.2% | 0.0783 | 3.5 |
| 1922 | +125.5% | 14.61 | 32.95 |
| 1947 | -99.0% | 6.99 | 0.0722 |
| 1995 | +83.8% | 30.91 | 56.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12.47 | 11.05 | 15.09 | 6 |
| 1920s | 22.91 | 14.61 | 35.07 | 10 |
| 1930s | 27.64 | 19.27 | 37.64 | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.74 | 0.0722 | 21.67 | 9 |
| 1950s | 3.42 | 0.0783 | 4.2 | 7 |
| 1960s | 7.38 | 4.5 | 11.78 | 6 |
| 1970s | 26.56 | 17.02 | 41.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.01 | 31.41 | 78.14 | 9 |
| 1990s | 43.06 | 30.91 | 56.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.31 | 37.53 | 44.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.41 | 42.23 | 54.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Mexico?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Mexico was 54.03 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 78.14 in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0722 in 1947.
- How does Mexico rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Mexico ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.