Mexico Foreign Direct Investment
1980 - 2026 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Mexico Foreign Direct Investment
- Mexico Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 25.3 USD bn in Mar 2026, compared with a drop of 2.6 USD bn in the previous quarter.
- Mexico Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1980 to Mar 2026.
- The data reached an all-time high of 27.5 USD bn in Mar 2024 and a record low of -2.6 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 3.7 USD bn in Mar 2026.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 13.9 USD bn in Mar 2026.
- 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 Mar 2026 in the chart:
What was Mexico's Foreign Direct Investment in Mar 2026?
Mexico Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 25.3 USD bn in Mar 2026, compared with a drop of 2.6 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25,285.0 Mar 2026 | -2,624.2 Dec 2025 | -2,624.2 Dec 2025 | 27,498.5 Mar 2024 | USD mn | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
Foreign Direct Investment by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 472.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 460.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 1,793.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Mar 2026 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 270.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 10,518.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 16,038.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Mar 2026 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 229.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 820.9 2025 | yearly | 2012 - 2025 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 460.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 2,065.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | -9,258.3 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 158.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 235.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2026 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | -54.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 10,936.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 139.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 791.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 1,356.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 18,019.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 2,169.1 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - May 2026 |
| China (USD mn) | 34,325.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 3,794.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 673.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 4,193.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2026 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | -236.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 3,626.6 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Apr 2026 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 431.5 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 6,865.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | -204.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 19,018.2 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2026 |
| Finland (USD mn) | -1,208.3 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Apr 2026 |
| France (USD mn) | 5,728.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Apr 2026 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 281.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Germany (USD mn) | -7,741.9 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Apr 2026 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 544.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2026 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 499.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 44,529.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 2,292.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 448.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 11,593.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Mar 2026 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 3,130.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Mar 2026 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 838.3 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 29,463.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Mar 2026 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 14,113.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1972 - Mar 2026 |
| Italy (USD mn) | -1,908.9 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2026 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,121.7 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 322.4 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - May 2026 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 259.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Mar 2026 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -523.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 1,110.8 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 1,801.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 252.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2026 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 39.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 147.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 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) | 230.9 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2026 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | -35,540.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| 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) | 8,195.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 6,573.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 2,189.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 25,285.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 75.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Mar 2026 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 501.3 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - May 2026 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 123.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 972.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | 967.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 173.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 9.1 Jan 2026 | quarterly | Oct 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 34,374.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 2,377.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 1,113.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | -266.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 12,465.5 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | 214.3 May 2026 | monthly | Jul 1997 - May 2026 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 50.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2026 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 213.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 407.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2026 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 3,959.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Mar 2026 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 611.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 2,193.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 1,637.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | -372.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 505.3 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Apr 2026 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 1,364.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Mar 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 6,156.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2026 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 251.8 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2026 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 43,695.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| 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) | 1,239.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Mar 2026 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 6,949.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 184.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Mar 2026 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 0.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 6,165.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Mar 2026 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 16,012.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Mar 2026 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -10,176.077 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1977 - May 2026 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 23,508.443 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1977 - May 2026 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 17.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,161,351.5 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 2005 - May 2026 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 57.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (MXN bn) | 13,962.499 2031 | yearly | 1990 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (MXN bn) | 31,442.089 2031 | yearly | 1996 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (MXN bn) | 12,479.092 2031 | yearly | 1990 - 2031 |
| Domestic Public Debt: Gross Debt (MXN mn) | 7,093,613.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Feb 2019 |
| External Public Debt: Gross (USD mn) | 206,913.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Feb 2019 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 3,741.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 2,325.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 25,285.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 5.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 13,869.282 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 633.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 13,235.337 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 447,827.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 35.0 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 62,614.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 3.4 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Total Debt: % of GDP (%) | 113.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -17.919 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -659,167.249 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Public Debt: Long Term (MXN mn) | 15,358,053.500 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 2005 - May 2026 |
| Domestic Public Debt: Short Term (MXN mn) | 516,566.300 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Apr 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) | -21,543.940 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) | -15,877.566 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) | 2,728.323 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) | -6,409.433 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) | 68.029 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) | 1,526.650 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) | 63.545 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) | 11,357.547 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) | -13,144.759 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) | 4.484 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Other Investment (USD mn) | 1,924.416 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| 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 (%) | 2.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Mar 2026 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 17.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 10,967.639 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - May 2026 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 505,877.584 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 1985 - May 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 862,760.049 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1985 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 6.9 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 1986 - May 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 231,878.6 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 11.998 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 3.4 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 17,556.068 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 1956 - May 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 573,213.870 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.9 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 918,286.9 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Apr 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 5.1 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Apr 2026 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 5.600 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 341.534 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 737.197 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 343,174.5 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 558,872.207 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 2000 - May 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 7.35 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - May 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 21.67 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) | 267,870.791 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - May 2026 |
| ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible (FCR) (USD mn) | 230,583.245 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - May 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) | -4.0 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| Composite Coincident Index: sa: 2018=100 (2018=100) | 99.200 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Apr 2026 |
| Composite Leading Index: sa: 2018=100 (2018=100) | 111.500 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Apr 2026 |
| 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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