Mexico

Government debt in Mexico

Government debt in Mexico: 42.5% of GDP in 1996 and 61.7% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
61.7% of GDP
Since 1996
+19.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
52 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
64.5% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in MexicoGovernment debt in Mexico: 42.5% of GDP in 1996 and 61.7% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 64.5% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 64.5% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 61.7% of GDP in 2025, the lowest 35.5% of GDP in 2007.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearMexico
202561.7
202459
202352.7
202253.8
202156.7
202058.5
201951.9
201852.2
201752.5
201655
201551
201447.1
201344.1
201240.8
201141.2
201040.2
200941.7
200840.6
200735.5
200635.8
200536.8
200438.9
200342.1
200239.9
200137.3
200038.5
199941.7
199839.7
199739.1
199642.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMexico
202662.1
202762.9
202863.4
202964
203064.3
203164.5

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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