Summary
Five major federal entities of Mexico generate around 45% of the country’s GDP and comprise 39% of the country’s population
Synopsis
Mining, manufacturing and utilities contributed 23.8% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2017, followed by wholesale, retail and hotels (22.3%) and financial intermediation, real estate and business activities (21.0%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are expected to grow by 8.1%, 8.2% and 7.6%, respectively, in 2018.
Scope
- As per the Global Competitiveness Index 2017-2018, Mexico’s infrastructure ranks 51st out of the total 137 nations
- Mexico’s total FDI increased in 2017 with significant contribution from North America and European Union (EU)
- National Infrastructure Plan worth US$590 bn has been adopted by the Government of Mexico during the period 2014-2018
Reasons to buy
- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
List of Exhibits 3
Did you Know? 4
Country Highlights 5
Country Snapshot 7
PESTLE Insights 21
Political Landscape 22
Economic Landscape 23
Social Landscape 30
Technological Landscape 33
Legal Landscape 36
Environmental Landscape 37
Outlook 38
List of Figures
Exhibit 1: Mexico’s Performance in the Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to Latin America and the World 11
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100) 11
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights behind the Index 12
Exhibit 4: IPC MEXICO 14
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors Contribution to the Economy 15
Exhibit 6: FDI Inflows, 2014-2017 16
Exhibit 7: FDI Inflows by Federal Entity (2017) and by Countries and Economic Area in US$ Bn, 2013-2017 16
Exhibit 8: Foreign Investment by Sector 2013-2017 and Industry Split 2017 18
Exhibit 9: Key Infrastructure Indicators 20
Exhibit 10: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate 24
Exhibit 11: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2017) 24
Exhibit 12: Export, Import and Trade Balance 25
Exhibit 13: Current Account Balance 25
Exhibit 14: Top Three Commodity Exports, Percentage of Total Exports, 2013-2017 26
Exhibit 15: Vehicles, Percentage Share in World’s Total, 2017 26
Exhibit 16: Interest Rates 28
Exhibit 17: Exchange Rate 28
Exhibit 18: Public Finance 29
Exhibit 19: General Government Debt 29
Exhibit 20: Employment/Unemployment 31
Exhibit 21: Average Annual Wages 31
Exhibit 22: Labor Cost Index 31
Exhibit 23: Rural/Urban Share of Total Population 32
Exhibit 24: Age-group Share of Total Population 32
Exhibit 25: Gender Split 32
Exhibit 26: Internet Users Percentage of Total Population, Mobile Penetration Rate and Broadband Penetration Rate, 2016 34
Exhibit 27: Number of Patents Granted Per Million Inhabitants, 2015 35
Exhibit 28: High-technology Exports (Percentage of Manufactured Exports), 2016 35
Exhibit 29: Doing Business in Mexico 2018 36
Exhibit 30: Corruption Perception Index (Rankings) 2017 36
Exhibit 31: CO2 Emissions 37
