Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Mexico
Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 2.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Mexico, 1970–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Mexico is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Mexico peaked at 3.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1972.
That places Mexico 88th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9% | — |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -49.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +109.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -14.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -26.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +58.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -51.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +60.6% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | +54.4% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +36.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -40.4% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +21.4% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +75.5% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -29.7% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +50.8% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +139.4% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +26.4% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +52.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -34.1% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -29.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -25.3% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +164.1% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -45.7% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +43.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -36.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +45.3% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 39,313 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 4,245 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 5.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 81,664 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Mexico?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Mexico was 2.4% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1972.
- How does Mexico rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 88th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.