Mexico External Debt: % of GDP

Key information about Mexico External Debt: % of GDP

• Mexico External Debt accounted for 35.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 32.2 % in the previous year.
• Mexico External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2002 to Dec 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 55.6 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 16.9 % in Dec 2006.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and quarterly de-annualized Nominal GDP. The Bank of Mexico provides External Debt in USD based on External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users, 2013. The National Institute of Geography and Statistics provides annualized Nominal GDP in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. External Debt prior to 2009 is based on External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users, 2003.


Related information about Mexico External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Mexico, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.3 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 2.7 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• Mexico Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 4.3 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 12.3 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 473.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Mexico's External Debt: % of GDP from 2002 to 2025 in the chart:

What was Mexico's External Debt: % of GDP in 2025?

Mexico External Debt accounted for 35.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 32.2 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
35.1 2025	32.2 2024	16.9 2006	55.6 2020	%	yearly	2002 - 2025

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