Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 35.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Mexico, 2001–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 35.4% for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and up 150.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Mexico peaked at 35.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2002.
Mexico ranks 30th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.9% | — |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +40.2% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +20.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 35.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 35.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 14.1% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
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 gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Mexico?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Mexico was 35.4% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Mexico ranks 30th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).