External Debt in Mexico increased to 633750.90 USD Million in the second quarter of 2025 from 618661.90 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Mexico External Debt - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Mexico External Debt: % of GDP

• Mexico External Debt accounted for 33.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 39.7 % in the previous year.
• Mexico External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2002 to Dec 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 55.6 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 16.9 % in Dec 2006.

• In the latest reports of Mexico, Current Account recorded a deficit of 14.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 6.9 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Mexico Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 5.4 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 397.5 USD bn in Mar 2023.

External Debt to GDP in Mexico decreased to 6 percent of GDP in 2023 from 7.50 percent of GDP in 2022. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Mexico External Debt To GDP.

In 2023, the public debt that Mexico's central government owed to foreign creditors equaled 6.3 percent of the country's GDP. The volume of external debt in relation to GDP has been slightly decreasing since 2007. All in all, Mexico is one of the Latin American countries with the lowest share of external debt based on GDP.

Key information about Mexico External Debt: Short Term

• Mexico External Debt: Short Term value stood at 56.3 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with 63.0 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Mexico External Debt: Short Term data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2002 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 87.8 USD bn in Dec 2013 and a record low of 16.3 USD bn in Sep 2004.

• In the latest reports of Mexico, Current Account recorded a deficit of 14.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 6.9 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Mexico Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 5.4 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 397.5 USD bn in Mar 2023.

The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of Mexico stood at about 58.43 percent in 2024. From 1996 to 2024, the ratio rose by approximately 15.89 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. Between 2024 and 2030, the ratio will rise by around 2.88 percentage points, showing an overall upward trend with periodic ups and downs.The general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.

Mexico: External debt, percent of Gross National Income: The latest value from 2023 is 34.16 percent, a decline from 40.93 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 54.39 percent, based on data from 112 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1970 to 2023 is 36.49 percent. The minimum value, 18.82 percent, was reached in 1972 while the maximum of 79.57 percent was recorded in 1986.

Mexico MX: External Debt: Short-Term Debt: % of Total External Debt data was reported at 11.698 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.734 % for 2016. Mexico MX: External Debt: Short-Term Debt: % of Total External Debt data is updated yearly, averaging 14.302 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.861 % in 1981 and a record low of 5.289 % in 1987. Mexico MX: External Debt: Short-Term Debt: % of Total External Debt data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: External Debt: Debt Outstanding, Debt Ratio and Debt Service. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Weighted average;

Historical dataset showing Mexico external debt by year from 1970 to 2023.

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in Mexico was reported at 595917670218 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

External debt stocks (% of GNI) in Mexico was reported at 34.16 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - External debt stocks (% of GNI) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

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