During the first quarter of 2025, Mexico reached 21.4 billion dollars (mdd) in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) , which meant an increase of 5.4%compared to the same period in 2024, announced Marcelo Ebrard , head of the Ministry of Economy (SE) , who highlighted that this figure is a “historical maximum.”
“This is very good news because it’s been a challenging quarter internationally, and yet this investment, which has grown so far this year compared to previous years, means we have more reinvestment and more capital coming to our country through all channels. This is very good news,” he emphasized.
At Thursday’s morning press conference, the federal official indicated that the increase implies greater reinvestment and capital, which will remain in Mexico to boost the country’s economic development .
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United States remained Mexico’s main investment partner during the aforementioned period, accounting for 38.7% of total flows. Spain and the Netherlands followed, with 15% and 8.3%, respectively.
The agency detailed that, by the first quarter of 2025, 43.2% of FDI was concentrated in the manufacturing sector , where the transportation equipment, beverage and tobacco, chemical, computer equipment, and food industries stand out.
Meanwhile, Mexico City captured 55% of the FDI . It was followed by Nuevo León with 13%, the State of Mexico with 9%, Baja California with 4%, and Guanajuato with 3% during the aforementioned cycle.
Economic Development Poles Advance
Ebrard also presented progress on the Economic Development Poles for Well-being , a national strategy that seeks, among other things, to create jobs and boost the country’s production chains, and which is also part of Plan Mexico .
In this regard, he pointed out that there will be tax incentives and facilities from the federal, state, and municipal governments to attract domestic and foreign investment.
“It has to do with the development of strategic economic sectors for our country, which are already established in Plan Mexico. It has to do with territorial development in strategic regions of the country, that is, ensuring development throughout Mexico and not concentrated in just a few regions,” he explained.
He said the sectors the hubs will cover include agribusiness, aerospace, automotive and electromobility, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, energy, chemicals, and petrochemicals.
Additionally, textiles and footwear, the circular economy, clean energy, basic metal industries, the paper industry, the plastics industry, logistics, and metalworking, “are included in varying proportions in each of these hubs,” he specified.
The Secretary of Economy announced that a tender has been launched for 13 new Economic Development Hubs for Well-being, which are expected to attract both domestic and foreign investment.
Some centers will be located in Seybaplaya in Campeche, Juárez in Chihuahua, the capital of Durango, Nezahualcóyotl in the State of Mexico, Celaya in Guanajuato, and Tula in Hidalgo.
“We will ensure that all federal entities receive equal treatment, because if not, depending on their development, we will provide more support to those most in need of support, but they all have to be included, in one way or another,” he stated.
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