Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mexico
Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 2.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mexico, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 2.4% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mexico peaked at 3.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1972.
Mexico ranks 90th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 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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More economy & growth data for Mexico
- 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,247 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4028 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 5,594 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mexico?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mexico was 2.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1972.
- How does Mexico rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Mexico ranks 90th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.