Mexico | Public debt increases by almost 5 percentage points of GDP in 2024

Summary

The Historical Balance of Public Sector Borrowing Requirements (HBPSBR) was 51.4% of GDP at the end of 2024. We expect this indicator of public debt-to-GDP ratio to be 53.1% at year-end.

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• Key points:
• Taking into account our GDP growth forecast of 1.0% for 2025 and debt servicing costs of 3.8% of GDP, our calculations show that the primary surplus would have to be 1.7% of GDP (a public deficit of 2.1% of GDP) to keep the HBPSBR at 51.4% by the end of 2025.
• In our view, it will be difficult to have a fiscal consolidation that reduces the public deficit from 4.9% to 2.1% of GDP in 2025 due to lower expectations for economic growth and less fiscal space to cut discretionary spending.

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