Mexico reaches FDI record in the first quarter of 2025

Mexico reached a record of US$21.4 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first quarter of 2025, informed the Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard.

The amount implies an increase of 5.4% compared to the same period of 2024, considering preliminary figures.

In a press conference at the National Palace, Ebrard highlighted that the historical maximum reached for an equal quarter “in the neoliberal period” was US$9.5 billion.

The most recent result also represents the second year of consecutive growth considering the first quarters, going from US$18.6 billion in 2023 to US$20.3 billion in 2024, and finally to US$21.4 billion.

In all of 2024, Mexico attracted a record US$36.8 billion in FDI, which implies an increase of 2.3% compared to the preliminary figure for 2023. Even when compared to the updated 2023 figure, FDI inflows in 2024 grew 1.1 percent.

Global FDI declined 8 percent in 2024, excluding financial flows through European conduit economies.

Often these discarded financial flows serve as transfer points for investments before they reach their final destination.

Including these economies, global FDI reached an estimated US$1.4 trillion, an 11% increase over 2023, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reported last January.