Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico increased by 6071.60 USD Million in the third quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Mexico Foreign Direct Investment - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico amounted to approximately **** billion U.S. dollars, down from a ***** billion dollars peak observed in 2013. Moreover, the sector that attracted the highest share of FDI in Mexico in 2021 was the manufacturing industry.

Key information about Mexico Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• Mexico Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 1.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a growth equal to 2.0 % in the previous quarter.
• Mexico Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1993 to Sep 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 8.0 % in Sep 2001 and a record low -0.1 % in Dec 2023.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly de-annualized Nominal GDP. The Bank of Mexico provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography provides annualized Nominal GDP in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Direct Investment prior to Q1 2002 is based on BPM5.


Related information about Mexico Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Mexico, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.3 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 7.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Mexico Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 10.4 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 473.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.

Throughout 2024, more than ten percent of foreign direct investments (FDI) in Mexico came from Germany. During that same period, 44.6 percent of Mexican FDI originated from the United States, the main source of FDI to the Latin American country. Moreover, FDI in Mexico tends to fall in the second and fourth quarters of each years.

Mexico Foreign Direct Investment: By States data was reported at 31,604,300.000 USD th in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 32,090,800.000 USD th for 2017. Mexico Foreign Direct Investment: By States data is updated yearly, averaging 26,674,950.000 USD th from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2018, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48,503,900.000 USD th in 2013 and a record low of 13,945,000.000 USD th in 1999. Mexico Foreign Direct Investment: By States data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.O005: Foreign Direct Investments: By States.

Key information about Mexico Direct Investment Abroad

• Mexico Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.5 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with a growth of 3.6 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Mexico Direct Investment Abroad: USD mn data is updated quarterly.
• It is available from Mar 2002 to Sep 2025 and averaged 7.8 USD bn throughout the period.
• The data reached an all-time high of 8.7 USD bn in Jun 2010 and a record low of -3.0 USD bn in Sep 2017.

The Bank of Mexico provides quarterly Direct Investment Abroad in USD.


Key information about Mexico Direct Investment Abroad

• In the latest reports of Mexico, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.3 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 7.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 10.4 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 473.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.

As 2023, the sector attracting the largest volume of foreign direct investments (FDI) in Mexico was the manufacturing industry, which, with a total of 18 billion U.S. dollars, accounted for nearly 50 percent of all the investments received by the North American country. FDI targeting financial and insurance services came in second, with 19.86 percent of the total investment value.

Historical dataset showing Mexico foreign direct investment by year from 1970 to 2023.

Actual value and historical data chart for Mexico Foreign Direct Investment Net Inflows Percent Of GDP

In the first quarter of 2024, foreign direct investments (FDI) in Mexico amounted to approximately **** billion U.S. dollars. That represents a considerable decrease in comparison to the FDI stock registered in the same quarter of the previous year, which amounted to nearly **** billion dollars. North America reigns supreme The positive impact of FDI to developing countries is well documented, including economic development of the host country and the profitability, while some of the areas the host country must be on the lookout are exploitation of the workforce and natural resources. As well as being the main trade partner, the United States is the country that most invest in Mexico, followed by Spain and Canada. As of where is the investment directed, Mexico City is by far the federal entity with the highest FDI.
International confidence in Mexico As of 2023, almost **** percent of the total value of investments in the country had as the category of re-investments, showing a strong confidence in Mexico. Another ** percent of the FDI were new investments. As for the industry that received the highest value, manufacturing recorded around **** billion USD. Followed by finance with over * billion dollars.

Mexico Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: Angola data was reported at 0.092 USD mn in 2023. Mexico Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: Angola data is updated yearly, averaging 0.092 USD mn from Dec 2023 (Median) to 2023, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.092 USD mn in 2023 and a record low of 0.092 USD mn in 2023. Mexico Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: Angola data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Position: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) is treated as other investment. Netting of reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI transactions and positions by partner country and by industry exclude resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), which cannot yet be reported separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Market value. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Market value, Nominal value.; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward FDI transactions is according to the ultimate counterparty while outward FDI transactions as well as inward and outward FDI positions are allocated to the immediate counterpart country. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered. Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Actual value and historical data chart for Mexico Foreign Direct Investment Net Outflows Bop Current Us$

Monthly and long-term Mexico Foreign Direct Investment data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

Reinvestment of profits accounted for almost 73.42 percent of the total foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in Mexico throughout 2023. During that same period, almost 14 percent of Mexican FDI consisted of new investments. Moreover, the United States is one of the countries that most invest in Mexico.

Mexico (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Electricity, Water & Gas data was reported at 4,264,300.000 USD th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,563,400.000 USD th for 2017. Mexico (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Electricity, Water & Gas data is updated yearly, averaging 514,300.000 USD th from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2018, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,264,300.000 USD th in 2018 and a record low of -65,700.000 USD th in 2006. Mexico (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Electricity, Water & Gas data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.O003: Foreign Direct Investments: By Sector.

In 2023, foreign direct investments (FDI) in Mexico's manufacturing sector amounted to around **** billion U.S. dollars. This was the Mexican sector with the leading value of foreign investments, followed by financial services, with a total investment of **** billion dollars. At that time, FDI in the Latin American country amounted to about **** billion dollars.

Mexico Foreign Direct Investment: By States: Jalisco data was reported at 842,600.000 USD th in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,373,700.000 USD th for 2017. Mexico Foreign Direct Investment: By States: Jalisco data is updated yearly, averaging 1,388,350.000 USD th from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2018, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,942,800.000 USD th in 2013 and a record low of 766,600.000 USD th in 1999. Mexico Foreign Direct Investment: By States: Jalisco data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.O005: Foreign Direct Investments: By States.

FDI: Construction: Campeche data was reported at -26,114.440 USD th in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.000 USD th for Dec 2017. FDI: Construction: Campeche data is updated quarterly, averaging 32.385 USD th from Mar 1999 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 77 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45,369.963 USD th in Sep 2015 and a record low of -32,962.894 USD th in Dec 2007. FDI: Construction: Campeche data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.O004: Foreign Direct Investments: by State.

In 2022, the outward foreign direct investment from Mexico amounted to ***** billion U.S. dollars, up from less than *** billion dollars reported a year earlier. The FDI flow from the North American country has oscillated notably since 2010, ranging from a minimum to *** to a peak of **** billion dollars in that 12-year timespan.

During 2022, the foreign direct investment (FDI) from China in Mexico amounted to approximately 1.4* billion U.S. dollars, the highest FDI from China in the North American country during the given period.