LatinNews Daily - 22 August 2025

*Mexico’s economy ministry (SE) has announced that the country received US$34.27bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of 2025, which it said was a record. FDI was up 10.2% as compared to the same period of the previous year. According to the SE, FDI flows in the first half of the year have registered record highs for five consecutive years. However, FDI in the second quarter totalled US$12.87bn, down from the US$21.4bn received in the first quarter of the year. The US remained Mexico’s biggest source of FDI in the first half of the year, making up 42.9% of the total flows, followed by Spain (17.3%), and Canada (5.1%). Mexico City (CDMX) continues to be the main destination for foreign investment, receiving 56.4% of the total, followed by the northern state of Nuevo León (8.8%) and Estado de México (Edomex, 6.6%), which borders the capital. By sector, manufacturing received the most FDI in the first half of 2025, making up 36.0% of the total, following by financial services (26.7%), construction (7.6%), and mining (7.2%). President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated the results in a press conference, stating that “not even tariffs can bring the Mexican economy down”, in reference to the trade barriers implemented by US President Donald Trump.

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