{"id":11702,"date":"2025-08-24T14:13:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T20:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/?p=11702"},"modified":"2025-08-24T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T21:09:36","slug":"mexico-sets-a-new-record-for-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-second-quarter-of-2025-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/en\/2025\/08\/24\/mexico-alcanza-un-nuevo-record-en-inversion-extranjera-directa-en-el-segundo-trimestre-de-2025-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico Sets a New Record for Foreign Direct Investment in the Second Quarter of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11702\" class=\"elementor elementor-11702\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c682ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c682ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26512a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26512a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"604\">In this article, you\u2019ll learn how Mexico achieved a record level of foreign direct investment (FDI), which sectors and countries drove these investment flows, and what this progress means for the national economy, especially in the current context of global challenges and uncertainty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9587ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"9587ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adac6818ab79\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > An Unprecedented Upturn: Figures That Are Transforming the Economic Landscape<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b39ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82b39ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"916\">During the period <strong data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"727\">April\u2013June 2025<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"778\">FDI reached 34,265 million dollars<\/strong>, marking a <strong data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"812\">all-time high<\/strong> and a <strong data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"876\">10% growth in 1Q23 compared to the same period in 2024<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/mexico\/2025-08-22\/mexico-abraza-el-crecimiento-de-la-inversion-extranjera-en-medio-de-todas-las-turbulencias.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source: El Pa\u00eds, August 22, 2025<\/a>).<\/p><p data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"1138\">This number not only far exceeds the <strong data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"1021\">$31,096 million in the second quarter of 2024<\/strong>, but it also reaffirms the strength of Mexico's investment environment (<a href=\"https:\/\/globalindustries.mx\/mexico-rompe-record-de-inversion-extranjera-en-segundo-trimestre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source: Global Industries, August 2025<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9850b elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"cf9850b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adac6818c0ac\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h3\"  > Key components: reinvestment and new investments<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8e904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be8e904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1696\">The <strong data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1408\">reinvention of utilities<\/strong> remained the main component of FDI, accounting for a <strong data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1495\">84.4 % of the total<\/strong>, although with a slight year-over-year decline of 4.5 % (<a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/mexico\/2025-08-22\/mexico-abraza-el-crecimiento-de-la-inversion-extranjera-en-medio-de-todas-las-turbulencias.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Pa\u00eds<\/a>).<\/li><li data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1993\">The <strong data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"1725\">new investments<\/strong> skyrocketed to <strong data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1775\">$3,149 million<\/strong>, a figure far higher than the <strong data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1844\">909 million from the same period in 2024<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/mexico\/2025-08-22\/mexico-abraza-el-crecimiento-de-la-inversion-extranjera-en-medio-de-todas-las-turbulencias.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Pa\u00eds<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baceeca elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"baceeca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adac6818d4a5\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h3\"  > Which sectors and countries drove this?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135a90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"135a90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adac6818def4\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h4\"  > Sectors with the highest FDI inflows:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bbffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3bbffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2087\" data-end=\"2110\">Manufacturing: <strong data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2108\">36 %<\/strong><\/li><li data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2148\">Financial services: <strong data-start=\"2136\" data-end=\"2146\">26.7 %<\/strong><\/li><li data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2176\">Construction: <strong data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2174\">7.6 %<\/strong><\/li><li data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2385\">Mining: <strong data-start=\"2188\" data-end=\"2197\">7.2 %<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elfinanciero.com.mx\/economia\/2025\/08\/21\/llueven-dolares-inversion-extranjera-directa-en-mexico-rompe-record-en-2025-crece-un-102-por-ciento\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Financiero, August 2025<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c90533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"2c90533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adac6818f3e5\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h4\"  > Top investor countries:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5950d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5950d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2482\"><strong data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2444\">United States<\/strong> led with a <strong data-start=\"2459\" data-end=\"2479\">42.9 % of the total<\/strong>.<\/li><li data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2594\"><strong data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2495\">Spain<\/strong> It came as a surprise when it shifted from negative cash flows in 2024 to generating <strong data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2591\">$5,943 million in 2025<\/strong>.<\/li><li data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2960\">Canada, Japan, and Germany also stood out (<a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/mexico\/2025-08-22\/mexico-abraza-el-crecimiento-de-la-inversion-extranjera-en-medio-de-todas-las-turbulencias.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Pa\u00eds<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elfinanciero.com.mx\/economia\/2025\/08\/21\/llueven-dolares-inversion-extranjera-directa-en-mexico-rompe-record-en-2025-crece-un-102-por-ciento\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Financiero<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabb0b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"cabb0b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adac681906d6\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h3\"  > Why Now? Factors Attracting Investment to Mexico<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3c5cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"0f3c5cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adac681910fa\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h4\"  > Structural advantages:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d87265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d87265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"3941\" data-end=\"4027\"><strong data-start=\"3941\" data-end=\"3966\">Strategic location<\/strong> alongside the U.S. and access to multiple trade agreements.<\/li><li data-start=\"4030\" data-end=\"4082\">A skilled workforce and a robust domestic market.<\/li><li data-start=\"4085\" data-end=\"4293\">Policies of <em data-start=\"4098\" data-end=\"4111\">nearshoring<\/em> and support in sectors such as semiconductors, electric mobility, and medical devices (<a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsdaily.com\/business\/foreign-investment-mexico-2025\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"4200\" data-end=\"4289\">Mexico News Daily<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d94630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"1d94630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adac681964ac\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h4\"  > Relative stability despite the global context:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2801dcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2801dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"4349\" data-end=\"4503\">Although tariffs remain in place and inflation continues to be closely monitored, these capital flows show that Mexico remains attractive to foreign investors.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e65449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"5e65449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1684\" src=\"https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YSBYBU2NBVFTHAJFKEPEV2QDBI.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11682\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YSBYBU2NBVFTHAJFKEPEV2QDBI.avif 1200w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YSBYBU2NBVFTHAJFKEPEV2QDBI-214x300.avif 214w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YSBYBU2NBVFTHAJFKEPEV2QDBI-730x1024.avif 730w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YSBYBU2NBVFTHAJFKEPEV2QDBI-1095x1536.avif 1095w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YSBYBU2NBVFTHAJFKEPEV2QDBI-9x12.avif 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YSBYBU2NBVFTHAJFKEPEV2QDBI.avif\" class=\"lqd-overlay lqd-fi-overlay-link lqd-cc-label-trigger fresco\" data-fresco-group=\"\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the second quarter of 2025, Mexico reached record levels of foreign direct investment, driven by manufacturing and finance. 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