Foreign direct investment in Mexico hit a record 40,871 million dollars in 2025, up 7.7 percent from revised 2024 figures. Yet the fourth quarter saw a negative flow of 5,026 million dollars, the first since records began. The Secretaría de Economía attributes this to dividend payments and financial operations, not investment cancellations.
In 2025, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico totaled 40,871 million dollars preliminarily, a 10.8 percent rise from the original 2024 report but just 7.7 percent from updated figures. Some 68 percent of this FDI, or 27,649 million dollars, came from reinvestments by established foreign firms, signaling trust in the Mexican market.
New investments reached 7,377 million dollars, 132.8 percent higher than 2024's preliminary figure and 79.5 percent above the revised one. The Secretaría de Economía notes this momentum shows “Mexico's capacity to attract new capital that promotes the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and productivity growth in the national industry.” The remaining 14 percent, 5,844 million dollars, went to inter-company accounts.
By origin, the United States provided 39 percent, Spain 11 percent, and Canada 8 percent, accounting for nearly half of FDI under the T-MEC. Conversely, portfolio investment saw an outflow of 14,696 million dollars, the sixth straight year of negative flows.
Meanwhile, Mexican companies invested 9,074 million dollars abroad in 2025, up 65.5 percent annually. Of this, 4,894 million were new investments, 148 percent more than in 2024, while reinvestments dropped 30.8 percent to 4,727 million. Inter-company accounts brought in 547 million dollars.
Despite advantages like strategic location and T-MEC access to the U.S. market, Mexico's economic growth was lackluster in 2025 despite the FDI record. The challenge remains to stay attractive for foreign investment amid global uncertainties.
