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Government debt in Mexico

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Mexico's government debt is 61.70 % — #74 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

61.70%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.6 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Mexico over time

61.70 %48.60 %35.50 %35.50 % · 20071996: 42.50 %1997: 39.10 %1998: 39.70 %1999: 41.70 %2000: 38.50 %2001: 37.30 %2002: 39.90 %2003: 42.10 %2004: 38.90 %2005: 36.80 %2006: 35.80 %2007: 35.50 %2008: 40.60 %2009: 41.70 %2010: 40.20 %2011: 41.20 %2012: 40.80 %2013: 44.10 %2014: 47.10 %2015: 51.00 %2016: 55.00 %2017: 52.50 %2018: 52.20 %2019: 51.90 %2020: 58.50 %2021: 56.70 %2022: 53.80 %2023: 52.70 %2024: 59.00 %2025: 61.70 %19962010202561.70 %
30 official observations, 1996 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#74 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
41 %
51 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 2.70 pp
since 2024
Full series
▲ 19.20 pp
since 1996

In Americas: #14 of 26vs median 54.70 %: +7.00 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Mexico: ahead of 41 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtMexico 61.70 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Mexico is ahead of 41 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Mexico
72 Romania60.40 %−1.30 pp
73 Slovakia61.40 %−0.30 pp
74 Mexico61.70 %—
75 Germany62.70 %+1.00 pp
76 Montenegro63.50 %+1.80 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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