Mexico External Debt 1970-2024

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. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Mexico external debt for 2022 was $600,422,907,733, a 1.03% increase from 2021.
  • Mexico external debt for 2021 was $594,283,679,898, a 1.39% decline from 2020.
  • Mexico external debt for 2020 was $602,685,634,395, a 1.09% decline from 2019.
  • Mexico external debt for 2019 was $609,311,824,504, a 0.57% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Current US $
China $2,389
Mexico $600
Brazil $579
Turkey $459
Russia $376
Thailand $192
Colombia $184
South Africa $172
Kazakhstan $162
Peru $88
Lebanon $67
Ecuador $61
Dominican Republic $48
Bulgaria $47
Serbia $44
Jordan $41
Belarus $40
Costa Rica $39
Guatemala $25
Paraguay $25
Iraq $23
Jamaica $18
Mauritius $17
Azerbaijan $15
Armenia $15
Bosnia $13
North Macedonia $12
Albania $10
Iran $10
Montenegro $9
Gabon $8
Algeria $7
Turkmenistan $5
Suriname $4
Maldives $4
Fiji $3
Guyana $2
Botswana $2
Belize $1
St. Lucia $1
Grenada $1
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $1
Samoa $0
Dominica $0
Tonga $0
Mexico External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $600,422,907,733 1.03%
2021 $594,283,679,898 -1.39%
2020 $602,685,634,395 -1.09%
2019 $609,311,824,504 0.57%
2018 $605,852,142,060 4.70%
2017 $578,642,034,805 6.21%
2016 $544,792,361,300 2.69%
2015 $530,515,226,056 -1.06%
2014 $536,184,540,709 6.92%
2013 $501,469,372,878 16.17%
2012 $431,650,960,051 22.73%
2011 $351,694,706,992 14.62%
2010 $306,835,186,291 24.59%
2009 $246,276,765,969 -0.79%
2008 $248,240,107,870 -0.96%
2007 $250,650,606,340 12.99%
2006 $221,829,065,157 1.65%
2005 $218,225,512,951 3.90%
2004 $210,040,194,664 5.41%
2003 $199,260,698,325 3.00%
2002 $193,461,604,963 -4.50%
2001 $202,572,533,843 13.73%
2000 $178,113,615,415 -4.17%
1999 $185,863,562,592 8.61%
1998 $171,132,230,334 14.97%
1997 $148,844,858,128 -5.55%
1996 $157,582,830,604 -5.49%
1995 $166,734,035,993 19.17%
1994 $139,914,928,843 6.11%
1993 $131,852,484,881 17.25%
1992 $112,454,855,209 -1.55%
1991 $114,219,780,589 9.19%
1990 $104,604,453,447 11.26%
1989 $94,016,224,827 -5.42%
1988 $99,399,530,018 -9.35%
1987 $109,652,607,039 8.48%
1986 $101,083,076,236 4.14%
1985 $97,063,210,491 2.15%
1984 $95,016,521,284 1.99%
1983 $93,158,274,474 7.98%
1982 $86,274,650,447 10.03%
1981 $78,412,639,827 36.19%
1980 $57,574,370,376 33.97%
1979 $42,974,454,789 19.69%
1978 $35,905,344,400 14.41%
1977 $31,382,393,510 30.01%
1976 $24,139,106,860 31.32%
1975 $18,381,411,869 30.54%
1974 $14,080,544,375 32.00%
1973 $10,667,132,066 27.73%
1972 $8,351,504,527 9.49%
1971 $7,627,450,074 7.47%
1970 $7,097,271,964 7.47%