Lower middle income vs Mexico: External debt stocks, total

Lower middle income
2.34 trillion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Mexico
591.25 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
5th
Mexico rank
4th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 2.34 trillion DOD, current US$ against 591.25 billion DOD, current US$ in Mexico, a difference of 1.75 trillion DOD, current US$.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 4.0 times Mexico's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 4th of 12 groups.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 55.65 billion DOD, current US$ 20.06 billion DOD, current US$ 35.59 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
1980s 238.92 billion DOD, current US$ 91.17 billion DOD, current US$ 147.76 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
1990s 439.17 billion DOD, current US$ 143.32 billion DOD, current US$ 295.85 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
2000s 567.43 billion DOD, current US$ 217.29 billion DOD, current US$ 350.13 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
2010s 1.33 trillion DOD, current US$ 502.62 billion DOD, current US$ 825.64 billion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income
2020s 2.17 trillion DOD, current US$ 598.25 billion DOD, current US$ 1.57 trillion DOD, current US$ Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Lower middle income or Mexico?
Lower middle income, at 2.34 trillion DOD, current US$ against 591.25 billion DOD, current US$ in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Lower middle income and Mexico?
1.75 trillion DOD, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Mexico?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Mexico rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Lower middle income ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 4th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.