Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Mexico
Mexico: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 4,768 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mexico stood at 4,768 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.6% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mexico peaked at 20,316 million USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, -2,001 million USD, in 2021.
Mexico ranks 35th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mexico, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 468.57 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 323.33 million USD | -31.0% |
| 1992 | 1,060 million USD | +227.8% |
| 1993 | -152.98 million USD | -114.4% |
| 1994 | 1,471 million USD | -1061.5% |
| 2001 | 5,204 million USD | +253.8% |
| 2002 | 1,045 million USD | -79.9% |
| 2003 | 1,555 million USD | +48.8% |
| 2004 | 5,319 million USD | +242.1% |
| 2005 | 7,081 million USD | +33.1% |
| 2006 | 5,967 million USD | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 9,460 million USD | +58.5% |
| 2008 | 408.9 million USD | -95.7% |
| 2009 | 10,623 million USD | +2498.0% |
| 2010 | 14,052 million USD | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 11,952 million USD | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 20,316 million USD | +70.0% |
| 2013 | 13,422 million USD | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 6,500 million USD | -51.6% |
| 2015 | 10,672 million USD | +64.2% |
| 2016 | 177.17 million USD | -98.3% |
| 2017 | 4,171 million USD | +2254.0% |
| 2018 | 8,668 million USD | +107.8% |
| 2019 | 10,543 million USD | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 1,794 million USD | -83.0% |
| 2021 | -2,001 million USD | -211.5% |
| 2022 | 12,762 million USD | -737.8% |
| 2023 | 4,768 million USD | -62.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 4,768 million USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.28 million USD, 127.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 4,768 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.73 million USD, 94.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +2498.0% | 408.9 million USD | 10,623 million USD |
| 2017 | +2254.0% | 177.17 million USD | 4,171 million USD |
| 1994 | +1061.5% | -152.98 million USD | 1,471 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 633.93 million USD | -152.98 million USD | 1,471 million USD | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,185 million USD | 408.9 million USD | 10,623 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 10,047 million USD | 177.17 million USD | 20,316 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,331 million USD | -2,001 million USD | 12,762 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mexico?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mexico was 4,768 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 20,316 million USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,001 million USD in 2021.
- How does Mexico rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Mexico ranks 35th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.