Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 73rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | +149.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0093 million USD per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0084 million USD per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0104 million USD per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.012 million USD per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0183 million USD per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0155 million USD per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0147 million USD per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 million USD per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 million USD per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0118 million USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre | +111.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0185 million USD per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0178 million USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0185 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0179 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0151 million USD per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0154 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | -16.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +149.9% | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0104 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0183 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0161 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 70 Egypt 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 71 Latvia 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 74 Oman 0.0124 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 75 Sao Tome and Principe 0.012 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 76 New Zealand 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 124.78 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7963 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 91.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 73rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.