General profile: Mexico

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
126.705 Millions
20.272 MXN/US$
1 278 324 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 1 943 950 km²
5.69 %
4.78 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+18.6 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
214 207
298 305
380 550
494 765
Merchandise imports
228 240
310 205
405 282
522 455
Merchandise trade balance
-14 033
-11 900
-24 732
-27 690
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %82 %82 %6 %6 %9 %9 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
386 08712 8959 0797 4907 427386 08712 8959 0797 4907 427
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
15 736
15 489
22 903
(e) 27 312
Services imports
22 804
26 876
32 682
(e) 38 656
Services trade balance
-7 068
-11 387
-9 779
(e) -11 344
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
8.6
6.7
6.2
(e) 8.7
Travel
75.0
77.4
77.4
(e) 72.5
Other services
16.4
15.9
16.3
(e) 18.7
TRADE INDICES
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11210511511210699100101979590826681827971656160596397971011009894100116122122127119110124122123119116110107104107
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
877 477
1 057 801
1 171 870
1 278 324
GDP per capita, current US$
8 322
9 400
9 753
10 089
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.31
5.12
3.29
4.78
Current account balance, % of GDP
-0.65
-0.45
-2.64
-0.38
Exchange rate (/US$)
10.898
12.636
15.848
20.272
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
63.712.819.240.238.063.712.819.240.238.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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-0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
26 058.68
27 193.31
35 517.27
31 621.21
FDI outflows
6 468.99
14 559.98
10 672.06
-716.85
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
2.09
2.24
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
42 880.339 021.835 768.432 270.528 691.026 233.224 802.123 188.823 208.623 445.722 080.322 075.726 041.526 879.931 62127 93434 41134 09034 13131 17335 51730 52548 24421 74925 58127 19317 85529 53332 48421 24926 05925 03218 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
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-1.70
-1.35
-2.08
(e) -1.74
Balance, % of imports
-6.09
-4.36
-5.70
(e) -4.09
Normalized balance
-0.031
-0.022
-0.029
(e) -0.021
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
8379788177767165646663615658575654
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 81%Urban 81%Rural 19%Rural 19%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.100 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1 325
1 776
1 938
2 142
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
32.52
40.70
48.63
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
3 697 918
5 506 488
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
17.99
20.17
16.02
14.36
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
17.14
19.23
16.35
15.19
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.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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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: 20 October 2022