Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mexico

Mexico: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9553 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.9553
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
50th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9985
in 1992
All-time low
0.9318
in 2015
Years of data
21
1991–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mexico, 1991–2020

00.20.40.60.811991200520201991: 0.9941992: 0.9991993: 0.9971994: 0.9961995: 0.9941996: 0.9761997: 0.9691998: 0.9332008: 0.9532009: 0.9652010: 0.9492011: 0.942012: 0.9372013: 0.9332014: 0.9322015: 0.9322016: 0.9342017: 0.9342018: 0.9322019: 0.9332020: 0.955

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.9553 for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mexico peaked at 0.9985 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9318, in 2015.

Mexico ranks 50th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Mexico, 1991 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1991 0.9941
1992 0.9985 +0.4%
1993 0.9972 -0.1%
1994 0.9963 -0.1%
1995 0.9937 -0.3%
1996 0.9759 -1.8%
1997 0.9689 -0.7%
1998 0.9333 -3.7%
2008 0.9526 +2.1%
2009 0.9651 +1.3%
2010 0.949 -1.7%
2011 0.9397 -1.0%
2012 0.9373 -0.3%
2013 0.933 -0.5%
2014 0.9323 -0.1%
2015 0.9318 -0.1%
2016 0.9341 +0.2%
2017 0.9342 +0.0%
2018 0.932 -0.2%
2019 0.933 +0.1%
2020 0.9553 +2.4%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.9553 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9878, 97% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.9553 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9886, 97% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9822 0.9333 0.9985 8
2000s 0.9589 0.9526 0.9651 2
2010s 0.9356 0.9318 0.949 10
2020s 0.9553 0.9553 0.9553 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 47 Romania 0.9658 compare
  2. 48 South Africa 0.9573 compare
  3. 49 Korea 0.957 compare
  4. 51 Bulgaria 0.9518 compare
  5. 52 Mongolia 0.9518 compare
  6. 53 Austria 0.9374 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mexico?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Mexico was 0.9553 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.9985 in 1992.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9318 in 2015.
How does Mexico rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Mexico ranks 50th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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