Mexico Foreign Direct Investment
1980 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Mexico Foreign Direct Investment
- Mexico Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 2.7 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with an increase of 8.1 USD bn in the previous quarter.
- Mexico Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1980 to Dec 2025.
- The data reached an all-time high of 27.5 USD bn in Mar 2024 and a record low of -2.7 USD bn in Dec 2025.
CEIC extends history for quarterly Foreign Direct Investment. The Bank of Mexico provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD based on BPM6. Foreign Direct Investment prior to Q1 2002 is based on BPM5.
Related information about Mexico Foreign Direct Investment
- In the latest reports of Mexico, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.3 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- Mexico Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 4.3 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 12.3 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 473.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
View Mexico's Foreign Direct Investment from Mar 1980 to Dec 2025 in the chart:
What was Mexico's Foreign Direct Investment in Dec 2025?
Mexico Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 2.7 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with an increase of 8.1 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2,748.6 Dec 2025 | 8,126.9 Sep 2025 | -2,748.6 Dec 2025 | 27,498.5 Mar 2024 | USD mn | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
Foreign Direct Investment by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 524.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 460.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 4,248.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 180.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 10,518.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -1,437.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 9.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 2,346.4 2025 | yearly | 2012 - 2025 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 320.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 55.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | -9,258.3 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 278.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 221.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 102.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 10,936.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | -7.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 791.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 1,616.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 18,019.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 1,814.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| China (USD mn) | 38,800.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 2,521.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 673.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | -1,028.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | -236.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | -7,707.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 77.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 2,405.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | -204.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | -50,030.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 1,132.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | 5,266.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 515.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | -22,553.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Dec 2025 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 425.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 499.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 24,887.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | -33,637.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 448.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 3,878.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 5,746.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 838.3 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 12,577.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 8,059.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1972 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | -6,394.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,121.7 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 2,404.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 426.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -482.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 463.4 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 1,801.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 344.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 175.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -184.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Laos (USD mn) | 399.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 186.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 180.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 480.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | -21,653.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 1,891.5 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 68.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 46.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 8,209.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 5,105.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 2,189.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | -2,748.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 120.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 325.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2026 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 213.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 240.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | 929.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 281.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Jun 2025 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 9.1 Jan 2026 | quarterly | Oct 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 33,290.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 1,080.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 718.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | -2,512.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 12,465.5 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | 173.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | -158.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 676.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 98.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 2,595.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 897.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 1,608.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 1,637.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 2,692.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 694.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | -726.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 6,650.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 178.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Nov 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 45,171.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 689.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 283.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | -4,017.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 6,949.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 241.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 7,301.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 4,078.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,094.839 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Jan 2026 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 33,947.829 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Jan 2026 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,151,112.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 59.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (MXN bn) | 12,936.521 2030 | yearly | 1990 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (MXN bn) | 29,234.302 2030 | yearly | 1996 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (MXN bn) | 11,509.774 2030 | yearly | 1990 - 2030 |
| External Public Debt: Gross (USD mn) | 206,913.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Feb 2019 |
| Domestic Public Debt: Gross Debt (MXN mn) | 7,093,613.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Feb 2019 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 4,328.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 2,325.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | -2,748.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -12,271.187 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -2.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 2,681.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -14,952.741 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 447,827.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 32.2 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 58,735.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 3.4 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Total Debt: % of GDP (%) | 114.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -14.547 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -641,909.276 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Public Debt: Long Term (MXN mn) | 14,863,182.200 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Public Debt: Short Term (MXN mn) | 671,912.700 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) | -4.010 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) | 7,702.354 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) | 16.646 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) | -6,469.527 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) | 7,076.986 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) | 20.657 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) | 1,047.216 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) | 5,343.983 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) | 12,023.060 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) | -2,354.361 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Other Investment (USD mn) | -8,333.753 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Gross External Debt: OS: NF: Public Corp (USD mn) | 94,691.200 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2018 |
| Gross External Debt: OS: NF: Private (USD mn) | 119,088.500 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2018 |
| FDI: Financial and Insurance Svcs (USD th) | 2,495,000.000 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Germany (USD th) | 2,604,400.000 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 2.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 17.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 9,989.109 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 495,517.435 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1985 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 862,760.049 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1985 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 7.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1986 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 232,981.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 11.930 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 19,239.116 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 556,830.650 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 907,194.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 7.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 5.700 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 311.311 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 711.283 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 327,343.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 545,272.581 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 5.86 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 21.17 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) | 272,152.332 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible (FCR) (USD mn) | 233,449.825 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| ORA: Gold incl Gold on Loans (USD mn) | 5,083.121 Feb 2019 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2019 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -4.6 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2026 |
| Composite Coincident Index: sa: 2018=100 (2018=100) | 99.100 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Composite Leading Index: sa: 2018=100 (2018=100) | 107.200 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| PMI: sa (Point) | 51.758 Mar 2019 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Mar 2019 |
| Composite Coincident Index: sa (2013=100) | 113.000 Jan 2019 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2019 |
| Composite Leading Index: sa (2013=100) | 104.600 Jan 2019 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2019 |
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