Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Mexico
Mexico: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 26,738 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 26,738 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Mexico peaked at 41,982 million USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5,527 million USD, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 13th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Mexico, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,527 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 8,702 million USD | +57.4% |
| 1992 | 7,195 million USD | -17.3% |
| 1993 | 6,104 million USD | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 15,256 million USD | +149.9% |
| 1995 | 18,148 million USD | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 16,351 million USD | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 20,212 million USD | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 20,038 million USD | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 19,864 million USD | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 23,238 million USD | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 35,520 million USD | +52.9% |
| 2002 | 27,900 million USD | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 22,665 million USD | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 30,044 million USD | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 28,519 million USD | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 21,907 million USD | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 31,573 million USD | +44.1% |
| 2008 | 27,548 million USD | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 19,228 million USD | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 26,240 million USD | +36.5% |
| 2011 | 23,016 million USD | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 19,821 million USD | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 41,982 million USD | +111.8% |
| 2014 | 26,277 million USD | -37.4% |
| 2015 | 35,944 million USD | +36.8% |
| 2016 | 34,626 million USD | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 35,937 million USD | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 34,818 million USD | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 33,933 million USD | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 29,422 million USD | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 29,967 million USD | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 31,962 million USD | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 26,738 million USD | -16.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 26,738 million USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 724.26 million USD, 36.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 26,738 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 616.81 million USD, 43.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +149.9% | 6,104 million USD | 15,256 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,740 million USD | 5,527 million USD | 20,212 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,814 million USD | 19,228 million USD | 35,520 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,259 million USD | 19,821 million USD | 41,982 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,522 million USD | 26,738 million USD | 31,962 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 10 Sweden 29,018 million USD compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 1,306 million USD compare
- 10 Caribbean 71,054 million USD compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 516.93 million USD compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 27,292 million USD compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 27,154 million USD compare
- 12 Melanesia 359.35 million USD compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 251.46 million USD compare
- 14 India 25,461 million USD compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 235.02 million USD compare
- 15 Australia 24,150 million USD compare
- 15 Micronesia 44.65 million USD compare
- 16 Cayman Islands 24,108 million USD compare
- 16 Polynesia 17.04 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 85.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 43.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 326.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Mexico?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Mexico was 26,738 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 41,982 million USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,527 million USD in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.