Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Bank credit to bank deposits (%) was 76.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank credit to bank deposits in Mexico, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 76.2% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Mexico peaked at 146.6% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1983.
Mexico ranks 92nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 116.8% | — |
| 1961 | 118.4% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 123.0% | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 116.6% | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 115.9% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 113.2% | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 119.8% | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 126.1% | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 127.9% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 128.4% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 128.0% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 128.6% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 125.9% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 116.2% | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 113.2% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 110.5% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 100.7% | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 71.3% | -29.2% |
| 1978 | 72.7% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 71.8% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 66.1% | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 55.5% | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 50.5% | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 58.8% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 146.6% | +159.0% |
| 1989 | 119.7% | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 92.2% | -23.0% |
| 1991 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 118.4% | +27.6% |
| 1993 | 127.5% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 146.2% | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 106.7% | -27.0% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | -30.8% |
| 1997 | 78.2% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 72.9% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | -3.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 76.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.3%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 76.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.2%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank credit to bank deposits (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +159.0% | 56.6% | 146.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120.6% | 113.2% | 128.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 103.9% | 71.3% | 128.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.7% | 50.5% | 146.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 63.7% | 146.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 57.0% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 70.4% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.2% | 78.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More financial sector data for Mexico
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 24.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 18.13 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 24.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Mexico?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Mexico was 76.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 146.6% in 1988.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1983.
- How does Mexico rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Mexico ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).