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General profile: Mexico

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
130.861 Millions
18.305 MXN/US$
1 848 077 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 1 943 950 km²
..
1.20 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+4.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
214 207
298 305
380 550
617 100
Merchandise imports
228 240
310 205
405 282
643 974
Merchandise trade balance
-14 033
-11 900
-24 732
-26 875
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %84 %84 %5 %5 %9 %9 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
503 26418 6149 0767 1344 918503 26418 6149 0767 1344 918
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
19 445
22 111
32 810
(e) 57 232
Services imports
26 353
32 801
44 021
(e) 67 855
Services trade balance
-6 908
-10 690
-11 211
(e) -10 622
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
14.7
18.8
16.5
(e) 13.2
Travel
60.7
54.2
54.0
(e) 57.6
Other services
(e) 23.9
26.2
28.4
(e) 28.1
TRADE INDICES
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130122116115112117111107103100948888837965717472104101991031081051021031031009898100101105106100102100
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.2 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
917 572
1 105 424
1 213 294
1 848 077
GDP per capita, current US$
8 672
9 729
10 021
14 122
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.11
4.97
2.70
1.20
Current account balance, % of GDP
-0.62
-0.34
-2.60
-0.32
Exchange rate (/US$)
10.898
12.636
15.848
18.305
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
69.811.123.936.237.669.811.123.936.237.6
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.3 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
25 795.65
27 189.99
35 945.02
36 872.42
FDI outflows
6 468.99
14 559.98
10 672.28
5 736.29
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
2.06
2.21
3.66
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
67 637.966 237.861 457.755 067.043 977.739 833.536 526.332 922.929 328.826 824.925 556.623 976.124 056.624 190.022 767.722 893.127 081.727 517.036 87236 46636 31633 52828 22534 61834 10134 01831 18935 94530 35148 35721 76925 63327 19017 85029 50232 39321 23225 79625 01418 26924 09830 05618 247FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-1.61
-1.23
-2.13
(e) -1.02
Balance, % of imports
-5.94
-4.07
-5.87
(e) -2.72
Normalized balance
-0.031
-0.021
-0.030
(e) -0.014
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
7473888377778077767064636462595557555453
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 82%Urban 82%Rural 18%Rural 18%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.111 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1 325
1 776
1 938
2 627
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
3 704 765
5 421 307
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
17.92
19.92
15.78
12.45
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
16.93
18.90
15.89
15.80
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025