External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Mexico
Mexico: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 30.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Mexico, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 30.4% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Mexico peaked at 44.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2012.
That places Mexico 74th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 42.7% | — |
| 1996 | 44.6% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | -25.2% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 40.4% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | -6.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 30.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 30.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 32.9% | 44.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 30.7% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 26.2% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 30.4% | 32.6% | 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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Mexico?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Mexico was 30.4% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2012.
- How does Mexico rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Mexico ranks 74th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.