Mexico's PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) was −US$1.98 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 123.02% from US$8.59 billion in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$1.98 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$2.78 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$8.59 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$24.75 billion | 2013 |
| Lowest | −US$11.07 billion | 2022 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$1.06 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$150 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Mexico's PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) rose US$2.06 billion on 2023 (from −US$4.04 billion to −US$1.98 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$329.12 million and a typical year strayed about US$5.97 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$8.22 billion in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was US$16.15 billion in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 19% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Mexico had the 17th highest value of the 19 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | −US$1.98 billion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | −US$4.71 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Mexico in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Nonguaranteed long-term debt from bonds that are privately placed. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 35 values
| Year | PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -1,978,000,000 |
| 2023 | -4,038,000,000 |
| 2022 | -11,071,700,000 |
| 2021 | -1,247,930,000 |
| 2020 | 5,045,000,000 |
| 2019 | 2,782,621,000 |
| 2018 | -5,433,501,000 |
| 2017 | 4,942,465,000 |
| 2016 | -1,999,907,000 |
| 2015 | 2,371,000,000 |
| 2014 |
PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Mexico
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$256.18 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$239.31 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$216.08 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 4.16 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$162.1 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 2.9 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.79% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.29 trillion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Mexico's PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$1.98 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 1,419% from US$150 million in 1990. The highest value was US$24.75 billion in 2013 and the lowest −US$11.07 billion in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank?
- 17th highest of 19 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) unusual for Mexico?
- In 2024, Mexico's PNG, bonds (NFL, current US$) rose US$2.06 billion on 2023 (from −US$4.04 billion to −US$1.98 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$329.12 million and a typical year strayed about US$5.97 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PNGB.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics, note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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