Net (assets less liabilities), Net foreign assets (OFCS) (Domestic) in Mexico
Mexico: Net (assets less liabilities), Net foreign assets (OFCS) (Domestic) was -655.66 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net (assets less liabilities), Net foreign assets (OFCS) in Mexico, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mexico recorded -655.66 million for net (assets less liabilities), net foreign assets (ofcs) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net (assets less liabilities), net foreign assets (ofcs) in Mexico peaked at 148.00 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.67 billion, in 2017.
Mexico ranks 53rd of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net (assets less liabilities), Net foreign assets (OFCS) (Domestic) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 148.00 million | — |
| 2010 | 138.00 million | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 91.00 million | -34.1% |
| 2012 | 108.00 million | +18.7% |
| 2013 | -533.00 million | -593.5% |
| 2014 | -494.00 million | -7.3% |
| 2015 | -640.00 million | +29.6% |
| 2016 | -748.20 million | +16.9% |
| 2017 | -1.67 billion | +123.8% |
| 2018 | -602.48 million | -64.0% |
| 2019 | -649.42 million | +7.8% |
| 2020 | -658.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | -665.23 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | -664.78 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | -660.96 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | -650.72 million | -1.5% |
| 2025 | -655.66 million | +0.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -655.66 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.24 billion. (27 countries reporting)
- Mexico's -655.66 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.19 billion. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net (assets less liabilities), Net foreign assets (OFCS) (Domestic) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -593.5% | 108.00 million | -533.00 million |
| 2017 | -123.8% | -748.20 million | -1.67 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.44 million | 0 | 148.00 million | 9 |
| 2010s | -500.44 million | -1.67 billion | 138.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -659.35 million | -665.23 million | -650.72 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 50 Seychelles -78.59 million compare
- 51 Tajikistan -103.53 million compare
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina -241.67 million compare
- 54 Burundi -918.20 million compare
- 55 Comoros -1.68 billion compare
- 56 Belarus -3.30 billion compare
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 net (assets less liabilities), net foreign assets (ofcs) in Mexico?
- Net (assets less liabilities), net foreign assets (ofcs) in Mexico was -655.66 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net (assets less liabilities), net foreign assets (ofcs) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 148.00 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest net (assets less liabilities), net foreign assets (ofcs) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.67 billion in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for net (assets less liabilities), net foreign assets (ofcs)?
- Mexico ranks 53rd out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net (assets less liabilities), net foreign assets (ofcs) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Net (assets less liabilities), Net foreign assets (OFCS) (Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Other Financial Corporations (OFCs) dataset presents the balance sheet of OFCs highlighting their financial linkages with other economic sectors and nonresidents.