Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Mexico
Mexico: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 20.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Mexico, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Mexico is 20.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and up 274.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Mexico peaked at 20.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1989.
Mexico ranks 32nd of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.5% | — |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +50.2% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -24.1% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +39.5% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -51.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -31.4% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | +146.0% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +23.8% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +48.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 1.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 5.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Mexico
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0875 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,215 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,324 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,418 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,418 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Mexico?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Mexico was 20.2% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1989.
- How does Mexico rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Mexico ranks 32nd out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 274.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: 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 intenational 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.