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

Latest (2015)
54.03
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
80th
of 188 countries
All-time high
78.14
in 1986
All-time low
0.0722
in 1947
Years of data
93
1914–2015

Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Mexico, 1914–2015

020406080191419642015

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

Annual values for Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Mexico, 1914 to 2015.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 77 Zambia 56.28 compare
  2. 78 Ethiopia 56.05 compare
  3. 79 Tunisia 55.71 compare
  4. 81 Belarus 53.74 compare
  5. 82 Guinea 53.02 compare
  6. 83 Puerto Rico 52.98 compare

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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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Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
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190 places, 9,624 data points, 1800–2015
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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.