External finance, S1 - Capital inflow restrictions in Mexico

Mexico: External finance, S1 - Capital inflow restrictions was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1989
All-time low
0.5
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2014

External finance, S1 - Capital inflow restrictions in Mexico, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.51974: 0.51975: 0.51976: 0.51977: 0.51978: 0.51979: 0.51980: 0.51981: 0.51982: 0.51983: 0.51984: 0.51985: 0.51986: 0.51987: 0.51988: 0.51989: 11990: 11991: 11992: 11993: 11994: 11995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 12002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 1 for external finance, s1 - capital inflow restrictions in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, external finance, s1 - capital inflow restrictions in Mexico peaked at 1 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1973.

That places Mexico 65th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

External finance, S1 - Capital inflow restrictions in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for External finance, S1 - Capital inflow restrictions in Mexico, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 0.5
1974 0.5 +0.0%
1975 0.5 +0.0%
1976 0.5 +0.0%
1977 0.5 +0.0%
1978 0.5 +0.0%
1979 0.5 +0.0%
1980 0.5 +0.0%
1981 0.5 +0.0%
1982 0.5 +0.0%
1983 0.5 +0.0%
1984 0.5 +0.0%
1985 0.5 +0.0%
1986 0.5 +0.0%
1987 0.5 +0.0%
1988 0.5 +0.0%
1989 1 +100.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5 0.5 0.5 7
1980s 0.55 0.5 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is external finance, s1 - capital inflow restrictions in Mexico?
External finance, s1 - capital inflow restrictions in Mexico was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest external finance, s1 - capital inflow restrictions recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
What is the lowest external finance, s1 - capital inflow restrictions recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1973.
How does Mexico rank for external finance, s1 - capital inflow restrictions?
Mexico ranks 65th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is external finance, s1 - capital inflow restrictions rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, S1 - Capital inflow restrictions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External finance, S1 - Capital inflow restrictions
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90 places, 3,480 data points, 1973–2014
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