Mexico vs United States of America: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Mexico
20.2%
in 2020
United States of America
21.4%
in 2020
Mexico rank
32nd
United States of America rank
30th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Mexico
  • United States of America
0510152025198020002020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 21.4% against 20.2% in Mexico, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 32nd and United States of America ranks 30th of 90 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 1.8% 1.9% 0.2% United States of America
1990s 4.9% 4.6% 0.3% Mexico
2000s 4.3% 18.9% 14.5% United States of America
2010s 11.6% 18.6% 7.0% United States of America
2020s 20.2% 21.4% 1.2% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Mexico or United States of America?
United States of America, at 21.4% against 20.2% in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Mexico and United States of America?
1.2%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Mexico and United States of America rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Mexico ranks 32nd and United States of America ranks 30th of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 2,337 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.