Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mexico
Mexico: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 27.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 27.1% for domestic credit to private sector by banks in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mexico peaked at 34.1% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2001.
Mexico ranks 121st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.6% | — |
| 1961 | 22.3% | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 24.6% | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 23.9% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 24.9% | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 27.1% | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 28.1% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 30.5% | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 32.9% | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 34.1% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 33.7% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 31.5% | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 28.7% | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 29.1% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 32.2% | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | -45.8% |
| 1978 | 19.3% | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 19.9% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | -21.9% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 13.5% | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 12.5% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 12.3% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 15.7% | +39.8% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | +33.6% |
| 1993 | 24.1% | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 29.4% | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 22.0% | -25.2% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | -34.4% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | +33.8% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 27.1% | +0.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 27.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 68% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 27.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.9%, 63% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.1% | 20.6% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.9% | 17.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 11.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 14.5% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 11.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 17.5% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.3% | 27.7% | 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 domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mexico?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mexico was 27.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 1971.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2001.
- How does Mexico rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Mexico ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.