At the close of 2025, Mexico received $40.871 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which represented a growth of 10.8% compared to the FDI received in 2024, when it was $36.872 billion.
According to the Ministry of Economy (SE) , this result is the highest figure observed in an annual exercise, thus maintaining a growing trend for the fifth consecutive year .
The federal agency detailed that reinvestment of profits registered the largest share with 67.7% of the total FDI received , followed by new investments with 18%, while intercompany accounts represented 14.3 percent.
According to the SE, new investments grew 132.9%, rising from $3.168 billion in 2024 to $7.378 billion in 2025. Meanwhile, reinvestment of profits experienced a slight contraction of 3.7% annually, falling from $28.71 billion to $27.65 billion, resulting from a higher distribution of dividends.
Intercompany accounts registered an annual increase of 17%, going from 4.994 billion dollars in 2024 to 5.844 billion dollars in 2025, associated with the dynamics of capital reorganization in corporate groups.
Origin of FDI by country
The United States remained Mexico’s main investment partner, with FDI flows of $15.877 billion, representing 38.8% of the total . Spain followed with $4.431 billion, a 10.8% share.
Canada ranked third with $3.323 billion (8.1% share), followed by the Netherlands with $2.387 billion (5.8%) and Japan with $2.293 billion (5.6%).
Destination of FDI by federal entity
In 2025, Mexico City remained the top destination for FDI, receiving US$22.381 billion, representing 54.8% of the total . Compared to the end of 2024, FDI in the city grew by 55.1%.
Nuevo León followed , with $3.628 billion, representing an 8.9 percent share. In this state, FDI grew by 72.9% compared to the end of 2024.
The State of Mexico ranked as the third-largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, receiving $3.279 billion, representing an 8% share. Compared to 2014, FDI in this state increased by 24.1%.
The FDI attracted by Mexico in 2025 reflects the country’s capacity to attract new capital that promotes the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and productivity growth in the national industry.
According to the results released by the SE, the economies of the North American region, that is, the United States and Canada, together concentrated about half of the FDI in 2025 (46.9%), which shows the economic integration that the three countries that make up the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (USMCA) have , which could be a point in favor of the Mexican negotiators in the next review of this trade agreement, scheduled for July 2026.
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