Broad money (% of GDP) in Mexico
Mexico: Broad money (% of GDP) was 48.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 48.0% for broad money in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Mexico peaked at 48.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1988.
Mexico ranks 104th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Broad money (% of GDP) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.9% | — |
| 1961 | 23.9% | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 25.2% | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 26.4% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 26.0% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 25.6% | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 26.7% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 28.5% | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 30.5% | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 31.2% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 31.6% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 32.3% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 30.3% | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 31.3% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 38.7% | +23.7% |
| 1977 | 30.0% | -22.6% |
| 1978 | 32.0% | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 29.8% | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 32.6% | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 31.3% | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 28.4% | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 29.1% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 25.5% | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 26.6% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 26.0% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 11.1% | -57.2% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | +48.4% |
| 1990 | 22.5% | +36.3% |
| 1991 | 26.1% | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 27.1% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | +24.3% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 46.4% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 48.0% | +3.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 48.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.3%, 78% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 48.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.4%, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money (% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -57.2% | 26.0% | 11.1% |
| 1989 | +48.4% | 11.1% | 16.5% |
| 1990 | +36.3% | 16.5% | 22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.7% | 22.9% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.1% | 30.0% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 11.1% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 21.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 21.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 29.3% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 41.7% | 48.0% | 6 |
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 broad money in Mexico?
- Broad money in Mexico was 48.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1988.
- How does Mexico rank for broad money?
- Mexico ranks 104th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.