Summary
This PESTLE country analysis report on Mexico provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
- Understand the political system in Mexico through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Mexico through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Mexico through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Mexico through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
Scope
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Mexico, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Mexico's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
Reasons to buy
- What is the outlook in Mexico in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Mexico perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Mexico perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Mexico perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
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Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key findings 2
PESTLE highlights 4
Key fundamentals 5
Key Facts and Geographic Location 12
Key facts 12
Geographical location 13
PESTLE Analysis 14
Summary 14
Political analysis 15
Overview 15
Current strengths 15
Current challenges 15
Future prospects 16
Future risks 16
Economic analysis 18
Overview 18
Current strengths 18
Current challenges 19
Future prospects 21
Reforms expected to boost growth 21
Future risks 22
Social analysis 24
Overview 24
Current strengths 24
Current challenges 24
Future prospects 25
Future risks 25
Technological analysis 28
Overview 28
Current strengths 28
Current challenges 29
Future prospects 29
Future risks 30
Legal analysis 31
Overview 31
Current strengths 31
Current challenges 32
Future prospects 32
Future risks 32
Environmental analysis 33
Overview 33
Current strengths 33
Current challenges 34
Future prospects 34
Future risks 34
Political Landscape 36
Summary 36
Evolution 36
Pre-independence 36
The 20th century 36
2000-15 37
Structure and policies 38
Key political figures 38
Structure of government 38
Composition of the parliament 39
Key policies 40
Economic and social 40
Foreign 40
Performance 41
Governance indicators 41
Outlook 42
Economic Landscape 43
Summary 43
Evolution 43
1960-2000 43
2001-15 43
Structure and policies 44
Financial system 44
Banking sector 44
Insurance 45
Performance 45
Monetary situation 51
Employment 53
Outlook 53
Social Landscape 54
Summary 54
Evolution 54
Structure and policies 54
Demographic composition 54
Education 56
Performance 57
Healthcare 57
Education 57
Outlook 58
Technological Landscape 59
Summary 59
Evolution 59
Structure and policies 59
Intellectual property 59
Patents 59
Performance 60
Outlook 61
Legal Landscape 62
Summary 62
Evolution 62
Structure and policies 62
Judicial system 62
Tax regulations 63
Performance 63
Effectiveness of the legal system 63
Outlook 64
Environmental Landscape 65
Summary 65
Evolution 65
Structure and policies 65
Environmental regulations 65
Performance 65
Environmental impact 65
Outlook 66
Appendix 67
Ask the analyst 67
About MarketLine 67
Disclaimer 67
List of Tables
Table 1: Mexico - key fundamentals 5
Table 2: Mexico - key facts 11
Table 3: Analysis of Mexico’s political landscape 14
Table 4: Analysis of Mexico’s economy 17
Table 5: Analysis of Mexico’s social system 21
Table 6: Analysis of Mexico’s technology landscape 23
Table 7: Analysis of Mexico’s legal landscape 26
Table 8: Analysis of Mexico’s environmental landscape 28
Table 9: Mid-year population by age and gender in Mexico (percentage of population), 2015 49
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Mexico 12
Figure 2: Resilience of the economy 18
Figure 3: Growth disparity, GDP per capita growth 2005-14 19
Figure 4: High oil dependence 20
Figure 5: Ineffective social expenditure, 2013 or latest available year 25
Figure 6: High inequality, 2013 or latest available year 26
Figure 7: Unequal GDP growth across states (GDP growth over 2007-2016 or latest) 26
Figure 8: Lack of skills is a major impediment, 2015 28
Figure 9: Tax subsidy rates on R&D expenditures, 2015 29
Figure 10: The effective tax rate on CO2 emissions, 2012 35
Figure 11: Mexico - political events timeline 38
Figure 12: Mexico - key political figures 38
Figure 13: Political composition in Chamber of Deputies 40
Figure 14: Evolution of GDP growth rate in Mexico, 2006-16 44
Figure 15: GDP and growth rate in Mexico, 2010-20 46
Figure 16: Sectoral composition of GDP in Mexico, 2016 47
Figure 17: Agricultural output of Mexico, 2011-16 48
Figure 18: Industrial output of Mexico, 2011-16 49
Figure 19: Services output of Mexico, 2011-16 50
Figure 20: External trade of Mexico, 2012-16 51
Figure 21: CPI and CPI-based inflation in Mexico, 2010-20 52
Figure 22: Number of unemployed individuals and the unemployment rate in Mexico, 2010-20 53
Figure 23: Religious composition in Mexico (2010 census) 56
Figure 24: Expenditure on healthcare in Mexico, 2008-14 57
Figure 25: Public expenditure on education in Mexico, 2009-14 58
Figure 26: Internet users and penetration, 2009-14 61
Figure 27: Mexico - judicial structure 63
Figure 28: Carbon dioxide emissions in Mexico, 2006-13 66
