Mexico records the region's largest rise in public debt between 2022 and 2025
According to ECLAC central government debt data as a percentage of GDP, Mexico's debt rose 9.7 pp from 39.5% in 2022 to 49.2% in 2025. With this level, Mexico ranks 7th among the 13 countries reporting figures for both years.
Current verified finding
Mexico: public debt rose 9.7 pp in three years, from 39.5% in 2022 to 49.2% in 2025, the region's largest increase.
Evidence
Mexico: public debt 2019–2025
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Snapshot technical details
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How we calculated it
We query series public_debt_pct_gdp of dataset cepal-economia-anual (CEPALSTAT) for the 14 countries between 2022 and 2025 in VerDat's normalised layer; for each country reporting both years we compute the change between 2022 and 2025 and take the largest rise. We require at least 8 countries with both years and a change of at least 3 pp; the rank is by 2025 value among those 13 countries. The chart shows the country's series; the values and the change are re-verified automatically every day.
7 rows match the query; 7 results remain in the summary.
What it means and what it does not
The comparison relies on a single harmonised ECLAC series for central government debt as a percentage of GDP, meaning figures may differ from national official publications. This three-year window shows how much debt moved between two points in time, without explaining the underlying causes or indicating whether the trend will continue. Furthermore, the findings are limited strictly to the 13 countries reporting data for both years.
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Records within the query
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| Period | Value | Country | Year | Indicator | Indicator group | Month | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.2 | mexico | 2025 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| 2024 | 46 | mexico | 2024 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| 2023 | 39.8 | mexico | 2023 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| 2022 | 39.5 | mexico | 2022 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| 2021 | 40.2 | mexico | 2021 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| 2020 | 41.4 | mexico | 2020 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| 2019 | 36.1 | mexico | 2019 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| 2018 | 35.4 | mexico | 2018 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| 2017 | 35.2 | mexico | 2017 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| 2016 | 37 | mexico | 2016 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| 2015 | 34.1 | mexico | 2015 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| 2014 | 31.7 | mexico | 2014 | Deuda pública del gobierno central, % del PIB | deuda | Not applicable (annual) | annual |