Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Mexico
Mexico: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 27.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 27.1% for monetary sector credit to private sector 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, monetary sector credit to private sector in Mexico peaked at 34.1% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2001.
Mexico ranks 120th of 186 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.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % 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 | 19.5% | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 20.0% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 18.4% | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | -22.2% |
| 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% |
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
- 117 Myanmar 29.0% compare
- 118 Republic of Moldova 28.2% compare
- 119 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.5% compare
- 121 Kazakhstan 25.9% compare
- 122 Egypt 25.8% compare
- 123 Djibouti 25.2% compare
More financial sector data for Mexico
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 123,543 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 135.18 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 160.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 174.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 187.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 187.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,418 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Mexico?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Mexico was 27.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 1971.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2001.
- How does Mexico rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Mexico ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector 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 Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.