Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Mexico
Mexico: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 36,057 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$ in Mexico is 36,057 million USD, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Mexico peaked at 48,354 million USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,633 million USD, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 10th of 209 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$ in Mexico, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,633 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 4,762 million USD | +80.8% |
| 1992 | 4,393 million USD | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 4,389 million USD | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 10,972 million USD | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 9,526 million USD | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 9,185 million USD | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 12,830 million USD | +39.7% |
| 1998 | 12,757 million USD | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 13,936 million USD | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 18,247 million USD | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 30,056 million USD | +64.7% |
| 2002 | 24,098 million USD | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 18,270 million USD | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 25,032 million USD | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 26,056 million USD | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 21,235 million USD | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 32,393 million USD | +52.5% |
| 2008 | 29,503 million USD | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 17,850 million USD | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 27,189 million USD | +52.3% |
| 2011 | 25,632 million USD | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 21,769 million USD | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 48,354 million USD | +122.1% |
| 2014 | 30,351 million USD | -37.2% |
| 2015 | 35,944 million USD | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 31,189 million USD | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 34,018 million USD | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 34,101 million USD | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 34,615 million USD | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 28,206 million USD | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 31,829 million USD | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 36,396 million USD | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 36,057 million USD | -0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 36,057 million USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 760.67 million USD, 47.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 36,057 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 759.73 million USD, 47.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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 | +150.0% | 4,389 million USD | 10,972 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,538 million USD | 2,633 million USD | 13,936 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,274 million USD | 17,850 million USD | 32,393 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,316 million USD | 21,769 million USD | 48,354 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,122 million USD | 28,206 million USD | 36,396 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 7 France 42,032 million USD compare
- 8 British Virgin Islands 39,889 million USD compare
- 9 Germany 36,698 million USD compare
- 11 Spain 34,376 million USD compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 33,442 million USD compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 30,688 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -56.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Mexico?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Mexico was 36,057 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 48,354 million USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,633 million USD in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.