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Mexico - Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP) -5.95

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 158 economies tracked

Latest value

-5.95 (2024)

Global rank

##82 of 158 economies

Share of global total

3.3%

Growth since 1972

3.36×

Ranking Race — Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331972198219922002201220222024#25#822020 overtook Malta2023 overtook Ethiopia
MexicoNauruNorwayLesothoMacao

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Mexico climbed from #25 to #82 (overtook Malta). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Mexico ↓

Key Events — Mexico

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1982
Debt crisis curated

Defaults on external debt; peso devalues sharply.

1991
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
1994
Peso crisis and NAFTA curated

Tequila crisis hits weeks after NAFTA takes effect.

1997
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2009
Global crisis recession curated

Heavy US dependence drags GDP down.

2014
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 36 places in global rank auto
2018
Fell 23 places in global rank auto

Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP), 1972-2024

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1972198720172024-13.46-8.65-3.830.98

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