Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) that Mexico captured during the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) reached a new historical high, with 34.265 billion dollars (mdd) , which meant an increase of 10.2% compared to the same period in 2024, when it was 31.096 billion dollars, as announced by the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum.
At her morning press conference this Thursday, the president highlighted FDI in the second quarter of 2025, as well as the resilience of the Mexican economy in the face of the uncertainty surrounding tariffs imposed by the United States.
“Not even tariffs could stop the Mexican economy; it’s $34.265 billion in 2025, exceeding the $31.096 billion in 2024, which had already been a record and is practically more than double that of 2017,” he stressed, adding that this data was shared with him by the Ministry of Economy (SE) .
The sectors that contributed most to the rise in FDI during the reference period were manufacturing , telecommunications, the financial sector, and construction, as well as new capital injections into clean energy and infrastructure projects.
Sheinbaum asserted that these results reflect the confidence of international investors in the economic stability and opportunities that Mexico offers in a complex international context.
In this regard, he concluded that the Mexican economy is on track to close out 2025 with one of the largest inflows of foreign capital in its history.
The SE reported that new investments during the period increased 3.4 times compared to the same period in 2024, representing a new all-time high for the fifth consecutive year.
Of the total investment recorded in 2Q25, reinvestment of earnings accounted for 84.4%, new investments accounted for 9.2%, and intercompany accounts accounted for 6.4%.
The United States remained Mexico’s largest investment partner , accounting for 42.9% of total flows. Spain followed with 17.3% and Canada with 5.1%.
The federal agency detailed that 79.2% of the FDI received in the second quarter of 2025 was concentrated in five states in the country. Mexico City was the main destination, accounting for 56.4% of the total. Nuevo León followed with 8.8%, and the State of Mexico with 6.6%.
Meanwhile, 36% of FDI came from the manufacturing sector. Also notable are financial services, with 26.7%, and construction and mining, with 7.6% and 7.2%, respectively.
According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) , in its World Investment Report 2025 , Central America experienced modest growth in FDI inflows, with Mexico leading the way thanks to investments in the manufacturing and logistics sectors .
Furthermore, the country stood out as one of the 10 countries that captured 80% of investment in new areas of the digital economy, with a 5% share, or US$29 billion, in the 2020-2024 period, according to UNCTAD data.
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