Mexico took in a record US $40.8 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025

Mexico attracted a grounds US $40.87 cardinal successful overseas nonstop concern (FDI) successful 2025, a 10.8% year-on-year increase, the Economy Ministry (SE) reported connected Wednesday.

In a property release, the SE said the maturation — based connected primitively published figures — reflects a maturation inclination for the 5th consecutive year.

“Mexico is positioning itself arsenic a strategical destination for planetary productive capital, successful an situation successful which FDI flows to processing economies showed a 2% driblet successful 2025,” it said.

The information indicates the United States remained Mexico’s rule concern partner, generating FDI flows of US $15.88 billion, 38.8% of the total.

Spain ranked 2nd astatine US $4.4 cardinal (10.8%) with Canada (US $3.3 billion, 8.1% ), the Netherlands (US $2.4 billion, oregon 5.8%) and Japan (US $2.3 billion, oregon 5.6%) filling retired the remainder of the apical 5.

The SE reported that reinvestment of profits registered the largest stock of FDI flows entering Mexico successful 2025 — astir 68% — followed by caller investments (18%), and intercompany accounts (14.3%).

New investments grew astir 133%, to US $7.38 cardinal successful 2025, providing the biggest bounce to the full FDI flow.

The SE described the show of caller investments past year  arsenic “entailing a greater capableness for Mexico to pull caller superior that tin beforehand the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and productivity maturation successful the nationalist industry.”

The reinvestment of profits contracted slightly, falling 3.7% from US $28.7 cardinal to US $27.6 billion, which the SE attributed to a greater organisation of dividends.  

As for intercompany accounts, they registered annualized maturation of 17%, rising from US $4.99 cardinal successful 2024 to US $5.8 cardinal successful 2025. The SE said this is associated with the dynamics of superior reorganization successful firm groups.

Intercompany accounts are transactions originating from debts betwixt Mexican companies that clasp FDI successful their stock superior and associated companies abroad.

Once again, Mexico City was the apical destination for FDI successful 2025, receiving US $22.38 billion, astir 55% of the total. This represented a 55% summation implicit 2024.

Second spot went to Nuevo León, which received US $3.63 billion, oregon 8.9% of the full and a astir 73% summation compared to past year.

México authorities ranked third, receiving US $3.28 billion, oregon 8%, a 24% year-on-year improvement. 

With reports from El Economista, El Financiero, La Jornada and El País