Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%) was 18.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Mexico, 2005–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Mexico stood at 18.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Mexico peaked at 18.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2008.
Mexico ranks 17th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.3% | — |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +121.8% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +6.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 18.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.0%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 18.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding domestic private debt securities to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +121.8% | 8.0% | 17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.0% | 17.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.1% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 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 outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Mexico?
- Outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Mexico was 18.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2008.
- How does Mexico rank for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp?
- Mexico ranks 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total amount of domestic private debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers data on long-term bonds and notes, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): all issuers minus governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.