The evolution of FDI in Mexico in the last 10 years

  • Jalisco

    • In 2012 Jalisco captured 6.1% of the country's FDI.
  • Edo. De Mex.

    • In 2012, the State of Mexico attracted 12.3% of the country's FDI.
  • San Luis Potosi

    • In 2012, San Luis Potosi attracted 12.3% of the country's FDI.
  • Chihuahua

    • In 2012 Chihuahua attracted 7.6% of the country's FDI.
  • Agricultural sector

    The agricultural sector attracted 0.5% of foreign direct investment
  • Industrial Sector

    The industrial sector attracted 74.5% of foreign direct investment
  • Services

    In 2012, the Services sector accounted for 25.0% of foreign direct investment.
  • New Investments

    • In 2012, New Investments obtained a percentage of 23.1%.
  • Reinvestment of earnings

    • In 2012, Reinvestment of profits obtained a percentage of 32.5%.
  • Intercompany accounts

    • In 2012, intercompany accounts obtained a percentage of 41.7%.
  • CDMX

    • In 2012, Mexico City attracted 27.5% of the country's FDI.
  • Nuevo Leon

    • In 2012 Nuevo Leon captured 9.1% of the country's FDI.
  • Jalisco

    • In 2013 Jalisco attracted 2.3% of the country's FDI.
  • Estado de Mexico

    • In 2013, the State of Mexico accounted for 2.9% of the country's FDI.
  • San Luis Potosi

    • In 2013 San Luis Potosi attracted 1.4% of the country's FDI.
  • Chihuahua

    • In 2013 Chihuahua attracted 5.4% of the country's FDI.
  • Agricultural sector

    The agricultural sector accounted for 0.2% of foreign direct investment
  • Industrial Sector

    The industrial sector attracted 85.0% of foreign direct investment in 2013.
  • Services

    In 2013, the Services sector accounted for 14.8% of foreign direct investment.
  • New Investments

    • In 2013, New Investments obtained a percentage of 50.0%.
  • Intercompany accounts:

    • In 2013, intercompany accounts obtained a percentage of 20.6%.
  • Reinvestment of earnings

    • In 2013, Reinvestment of earnings obtained a percentage of 29.4%.
  • Nuevo Leon

    • In 2013 Nuevo Leon accounted for 1.5% of the country's FDI.
  • CDMX

    • In 2013, Mexico City accounted for 62.2% of the country's FDI.
  • Jalisco

    • In 2014 Jalisco attracted 5.4% of the country's FDI.
  • Estado de Mexico

    • In 2014, the State of Mexico attracted 7.5% of the country's FDI.
  • San Luis Potosi

    • In 2014 San Luis Potosi attracted 1.9% of the country's FDI.
  • Chihuahua

    • In 2014 Chihuahua attracted 5.1% of the country's FDI.
  • Agricultural Sector

    The agricultural sector attracted 0.4% of foreign direct investment
  • Industrial Sector

    The Industrial sector attracted 73.4% of foreign direct investment in 2014.
  • Services

    In 2014, the Services sector accounted for 26.3% of foreign direct investment.
  • New Investments

    • In 2014 New Investments obtained a percentage of 18.8%.
  • Reinvestment of earnings

    • In 2014, Reinvestment of earnings obtained a percentage of 56.6%.
  • Intercompany accounts:

    • In 2014, intercompany accounts obtained a percentage of 24.7%.
  • CDMX

    • In 2014, Mexico City accounted for 43.9% of the country's FDI.
  • Nuevo Leon

    • In 2014 Nuevo Leon captured 4.8% of the country's FDI.
  • Jalisco

    • In 2015 the main investors were companies headquartered in the United States (71.17%) and Germany (10.62%).
  • Estado de Mexico

    • The main investors in the State of Mexico in 2015 were the United States (1 thousand 248.1 mdd), Australia (598.8 mdd) and Spain (355.9 mdd); while Korea withdrew resources for 38.0 mdd, mainly.
  • San Luis Potosi

    • In 2015 San Luis Potosi attracted 5.6% of the country's FDI.
  • Chihuahua

    • In 2015 in Chihuahua its main investors were the United States with 1 thousand 584.3 mdd (74.75% of the total for that state) and Canada with 219.3 mdd (10.35%).
  • Agricultural Sector

    In 2015 the agricultural sector had 0.1% of foreign direct investment in the country
  • Industrial Sector

    The operation that contributed in 2015 to FDI was the sale of Vitro's Food and Beverage Packaging division to Owens-Illinois Inc. for US$2.15 billion, which includes five packaging plants in Mexico.
  • Services

    In 2015 one of the operations that contributed to foreign direct investment was the acquisition of the shares of the telecommunications companies Iusacell and Unefón by the American AT&T, which took place in the first quarter, for more than 2,000 million dollars.
  • New Investments

    • In 2015, New Investments obtained a percentage of 37.2%.
  • Reinvestment of earnings

    • In 2015, Reinvestment of earnings obtained a percentage of 30.7%.
  • Intercompany accounts:

    • In 2015, Intercompany Accounts obtained a percentage of 32.1%.
  • Nuevo Leon

    • FDI that arrived to Nuevo Leon in 2015 was mainly from investors from the United States with $1,91.1 billion dollars and Korea with $519.6 billion dollars.
  • CDMX

    • In 2015 Mexico City accounted for 16.9% of the country's FDI.
  • Jalisco

    • In 2016 Jalisco attracted 6.8% of the country's FDI.
  • Estado de Mexico

    • In 2016, the State of Mexico captured 6.8% of the country's FDI.
  • Chihuahua

    • In 2016 Chihuahua attracted 7.1% of the country's FDI.
  • San Luis Potosi

    • In 2016 San Luis Potosi captured 3.1% of the country's FDI
  • Agricultural Sector

    In 2016 the agricultural sector accounted for 0.3% of foreign direct investment in the country.
  • Industrial Sector

    The Industrial sector attracted 74.4% of foreign direct investment in 2016.
  • Services

    In 2016, the Services sector attracted 25.3% of foreign direct investment.
  • New Investments

    • In 2016, New Investments obtained a percentage of 37.8%.
  • Reinvestment of earnings

    • In 2016, Reinvestment of earnings obtained a percentage of 30.8%.
  • Intercompany accounts:

    • In 2016, intercompany accounts obtained a percentage of 31.4%.
  • CDMX

    • In 2016, Mexico City accounted for 20.7% of the country's FDI.
  • Nuevo Leon

    • In 2016 Nuevo Leon captured 10.1% of the country's FDI.
  • Jalisco

    • In 2017 Jalisco attracted 4.4% of the country's FDI.
  • Estado de Mexico

    • FDI that came to the State of Mexico in 2017 was made up of: The United States invested the most with 37.26 percent of the state's total; which was followed by Australia (18.78%) and Spain (12.45%); it is noteworthy that the Netherlands withdrew investment in the amount of $52.0 mdd.
  • Chihuahua

    • In 2017 FDI in Chihuahua's main investors were the United States with $647.6 million dollars (66.21% of the total for the state), Canada with $204.4 million dollars (20.90%), and Italy with $56.2 million dollars (5.75%).
  • San Luis Potosi

    • In 2017 San Luis Potosi captured 3.5% of the FDI of the country
  • Agricultural sector

    In 2017 the agricultural sector accounted for 0.4% of the foreign direct investment in the country
  • Services

    The amount of investment between January and June 2017 contains an operation for $620 million dollars derived from the acquisition of shares of Aeromexico by the U.S.-based Delta Airlines.
  • Industrial Sector

    The Industrial sector attracted 62.3% of foreign direct investment in 2017.
  • New Investments

    • In 2017, New Investments obtained a percentage of 38.5%.
  • Reinvestment of earnings

    • In 2017, Reinvestment of earnings obtained a percentage of 32.5%.
  • Intercompany accounts

    • In 2017, the intercompany accounts obtained a percentage of 29.1%.
  • CDMX

    • In 2017 in Mexico City the main investors were mainly the United States (1 thousand 264.2 million dollars) and Spain (588.4 million dollars).
  • Nuevo Leon

    • In 2017 Nuevo Leon accounted for 6.3% of the country's FDI.
  • Jalisco

    • In 2018 Jalisco attracted 2.7% of the FDI of the country
  • Estado de Mexico

    • In 2018, the State of Mexico accounted for 7.4% of the country's FDI.
  • San Luis Potosi

    • In 2018 San Luis Potosi captured 4.2% of the FDI of the country
  • Chihuahua

    • In 2018 Chihuahua accounted for 3.6% of the country's FDI.
  • Agricultural Sector

    In 2018, the agricultural sector accounted for 0.1% of foreign direct investment in the country.
  • Industrial Sector

    The industrial sector attracted 70.7% of foreign direct investment in 2018.
  • Services

    In 2018, the Services sector accounted for 29.2% of foreign direct investment.
  • New Investments

    • In 2018, New Investments obtained a percentage of 36.3%.
  • Reinvestment of earnings

    • In 2018, Reinvestment of earnings obtained a percentage of 38.8%.
  • Intercompany accounts

    • In 2018, Intercompany Accounts earned a percentage of 24.9%.
  • CDMX

    • In 2018, Mexico City accounted for 18.5% of the country's FDI.
  • Nuevo Leon

    • In 2018 Nuevo Leon captured 13.5% of the FDI of the country
  • Nuevo Leon

    • In 2019 Nuevo Leon captured 9.5% of the country's FDI
  • San Luis Potosi

    • In 2019 San Luis Potosi captured 2.2% of FDI in the country
  • Estado de Mexico

    • In 2019, the State of Mexico accounted for 9.0% of the country's FDI.
  • Chihuahua

    • In 2019 Chihuahua captured 4.2% of the country's FDI
  • Agricultural Sector

    In 2019, the agricultural sector accounted for 0.3% of foreign direct investment in the country.
  • Services

    In 2019, the Services sector accounted for 42.1% of foreign direct investment.
  • Industrial Sector

    The industrial sector attracted 57.6% of foreign direct investment in 2019.
  • New Investments

    • In 2019, New Investments obtained a percentage of 39.0%.
  • Reinvestment of earnings

    • In 2019, Reinvestment of earnings obtained a percentage of 53.1%.
  • Intercompany accounts

    • In 2019, Intercompany Accounts earned a percentage of 7.9%.
  • CDMX

    • In 2019, Mexico City accounted for 24.0% of the country's FDI.
  • Jalisco

    • In 2019 Jalisco captured 4.7% of the FDI of the country
  • Nuevo Leon

    • In 2020, Nuevo Leon will account for 11.6% of the country's FDI.
  • Jalisco

    • In 2020, Jalisco will account for 7.4% of the country's FDI.
  • Estado de Mexico

    • In 2020, the State of Mexico will account for 8.3% of the country's FDI.
  • San Luis Potosi

    • In 2020 San Luis Potosi will account for 4.0% of the country's FDI.
  • Chihuahua

    • In 2020, Chihuahua will account for 2.2% of the country's FDI.
  • Agricultural Sector

    In 2020 the agricultural sector accounted for 0.5% of foreign direct investment in the country.
  • Industrial Sector

    The industrial sector attracted 48.2% of foreign direct investment in 2020.
  • Services

    In 2020, the Services sector accounted for 51.2% of foreign direct investment.
  • New Investments

    • In 2020, New Investments obtained a percentage of 22.0%.
  • Reinvestment of earnings

    • In 2020, Reinvestment of earnings obtained a percentage of 55.4%.
  • Intercompany accounts

    • In 2020, Intercompany Accounts earned a percentage of 22.6%.
  • CDMX

    • In 2020, Mexico City will account for 23.9% of the country's FDI.
  • Jalisco

    • In 2021 Its main investors were the United Kingdom (31.68%), the United States (31.13%) and Spain (12.22%).
  • Estado de Mexico

    • In 2021, the State of Mexico will account for 5.1% of the country's FDI.
  • San Luis Potosi

    • In 2021 San Luis Potosi will account for 2.2% of FDI in Mexico
  • Chihuahua

    • In 2021, Chihuahua will account for 5.8% of the country's FDI.
  • Agricultural Sector

    In 2021 the agricultural sector accounted for 0.7% of foreign direct investment in the country.
  • Industrial Sector

    The industrial sector will account for 57.1% of foreign direct investment in 2021.
  • Services

    Among the largest investments in recent years is the purchase of the Mexican bank ABC Capital by the Argentine fintech Ualá, in 2021.
  • New Investments

    • In 2021 the New Investments obtained a percentage of 43.7%.
  • Reinvestment of earnings

    • In 2021, Reinvestment of earnings obtained a percentage of 38.6%.
  • CDMX

    • In Mexico City in 2021 by country of origin, investment came from the United States (1 thousand 465.3 mdd), Spain (1,092.3 mdd) and the United Kingdom (783.0 mdd), essentially.
  • Intercompany accounts

    • In 2021, Intercompany Accounts obtained a percentage of 17.7%.
  • Nuevo Leon

    • In 2021 the U.S. was the largest investor, with 76.35 percent of the total, followed by Spain (7.23%) and Japan (6.16%)
  • Nuevo Leon

    • In 2022 Nuevo Leon captured 8.7% of the country's FDI
  • Estado de Mexico

    • In 2022, the State of Mexico captured 5.1% of the country's FDI.
  • San Luis Potosi

    • In 2022 San Luis Potosí will account for 2.7% of the country's FDI
  • Chihuahua

    • In 2022 Chihuahua will account for 5.2% of the country's FDI.
  • Industrial Sector

    The industrial sector will account for 49.1% of foreign direct investment in 2022.
  • Agricultural Sector

    In 2022 the agricultural sector accounted for 0.2% of foreign direct investment in the country.
  • Services

    In 2022, the Services sector accounted for 50.7% of foreign direct investment.
  • Reinvestment of earnings

    • In 2022, Reinvestment of earnings obtained a percentage of 43.7%.
  • New Investments

    • In 2022 the New Investments obtained a percentage of 45.2%.
  • Intercompany accounts

    • In 2022, Intercompany Accounts obtained a percentage of 11.1%.
  • Jalisco

    • In 2022 Jalisco attracted 7.5% of the country's FDI
  • CDMX

    • In 2022, Mexico City will account for 32.0% of the country's FDI.