Mexico Sees Record-Breaking US $21.4B in First Quarter FDI
- Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced that Mexico attracted a record level of foreign investment totaling $21.4 billion during the first quarter of 2025.
- This increase follows a low FDI level in 2024, when new investment fell by over 30% to $3.17 billion amid concerns about missing a nearshoring opportunity.
- Ebrard highlighted that Plan México, launched in January by the Sheinbaum administration, aims to attract investment through tax incentives and regional development hubs.
- Ebrard stated, "the capital was arriving to Mexico through all avenues," with 14 approved well-being hubs across northern, central, and southeastern Mexico supporting industrial growth.
- The record level of FDI indicates promising economic growth prospects, with Ebrard emphasizing that the key outcome should be widespread prosperity resulting from increased investments and regional development.
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Foreign Investment: Trust in Mexico
The Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, reported that in the first quarter of the year the arrival of foreign direct investment (FDI) was recorded for 21.4 billion dollars, the highest amount that has entered the country for this concept in an equivalent period. As the official pointed out, the most remarkable thing about this flow of capital lies in the complexity of the global environment in which it occurs, with companies all over the world…
Mexico sees record-breaking US $21.4B in first quarter FDI
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico hit a new record high of US $21.4 billion in the first quarter of 2025, Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard reported Thursday. “It’s the highest [first quarter total] we’ve ever had,” Ebrard said at President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning press conference. “…It’s very good news because it was a complicated quarter on the international stage” he said, referring primarily to the protectionist policies implemente…
Foreign Direct Investment Recorded Historical in 1Q25: Growing 165%
Mexico recorded a new historical peak in the acquisition of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the first quarter of 2025, reaching 21 thousand 373 million current dollars. This amount represents an increase of 5.4 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, according to data provided by the Secretariat of Economy. However, the most prominent figure in this report is the growth of 165 percent in new investments during the first …
Mexico Breaks Record for Foreign Direct Investment in 202
Reading Time: 2 minutesForeign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico reached a record high of $21.429 billion during the first quarter of 2025, representing a 9% increase over the same period last year. This was announced by Marcelo Ebrard, head of the Ministry of Economy, who described this result as an “unprecedented figure in the country’s economic history.” According to official data, this capital inflow was driven by reinvested profits, interco…
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