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Mexico

México

Structural context across the economy, people, infrastructure, trade, and markets.

Capital
Mexico City
Currency
MXN
Time
CT · MT · PT
Population131,9 M2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Economic outputUS$ 1.8T2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Inflation3,8%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Unemployment2,8%Jun 2026 · INEGI

Macro structure

Mexico: the broader picture.

Latest available figures. Updated Aug 25, 2026.

GDP growth0,6%2025, annual
Inflation3,8%2025, annual
Unemployment2,8%Jun 2026
Industry value added30,6%2025, annual
Trade79,9%2025, annual

Long-range series

Structure over time.

Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.

GDP growth%
2015: 2.7022025: 0.562
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Unemployment%
2015: 4.3112025: 2.673
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Populationpeople
2015: 121,072,3062025: 131,946,900
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

People & services

Health and education baseline.

Life expectancy75,3 years2024, annual
Secondary enrollment103,1%2024, annual

Infrastructure & trade

Connectivity and external activity.

Internet use83,1%2024, annual
Electricity access99,8%2024, annual
Trade79,9%2025, annual

Policy, markets & public authority

Official institutions, direct from source.

Banco de MéxicoMonetary policy and financial-system authorityINEGINational statistics and public indicators

Macro to local conditions

Read relationships without claiming causation.

OBSERVED

National figures for output, prices, employment, trade, connectivity, health and education are shown together, each with its own time period.

How to use this information

The combined record supports comparison of national conditions with industry and household context; it does not by itself prove that one series caused another.

Business infrastructure

How business records work here.

Official sources and observed conditions.

Electronic invoicingCFDI 4.0 mandatory (SAT) — Complemento de Recepción de Pagos where applicable
AuthorityServicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
FormatCFDI (SAT XML) with Complemento de Pago, not UBL
UBL relationshipProfile distinct from UBL — CFDI uses SAT XSD, not OASIS UBL 2.4

Source: https://www.sat.gob.mx · As of 2024 · Last checked 2026-08-23

Areas of attention

What the data shows.

Observed conditions worth closer attention — with facts, interpretation, and open questions kept separate.

Food and daily-cost pressure in urban Mexico

Observed fact
  • Inflation 3.8% (2025, World Bank) with food category elevated vs 2023-2024
  • Real informal employment remains above 55% in major metros (INEGI 2024-2025)
  • Transport access gaps reported in peripheral urban areas (World Bank urban transport indicators)
Interpretation

Combined, these suggest food costs are taking a larger share of household budgets and access varies across parts of the metropolitan area, without proving any single organization's shortage.

Unresolved question

Which neighborhoods, what surplus exists locally, what storage/cold-chain exists, what food-bank/retail donation rails already cover.

Sources: World Bank Open Data, INEGI, Banco de México · As of 2025 · Updated 2026-08-23

Provenance

Official sources and observation dates.

INEGIOfficial national statisticsBanco de MéxicoOfficial monetary authorityWorld Bank Open DataOfficial statistics