The state of Baja California has stood out for its increase in the arrival of foreign and national investment. Its geographical position is one of the advantages that various multinational companies have observed, which have decided to establish their manufacturing, logistics and distribution operations in the region.

According to the "Economic Outlook of Baja California", carried out by the State Secretariat of Economy and Innovation, at the end of 2021, the growth of industrial activity was 12.7% in the entity, a fact that positioned it as the first place from the northern border. While, in the first month of 2022, the construction sector grew 12.1%.

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Similarly, the agency detailed that as of 3T2021, the sectors with the highest growth were manufacturing (19.2%), commerce (18.2%) and mining (13.9%).

Regarding the capture of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the entity was positioned during the same period, in third place at the national level, with 7%, only below Nuevo León with 12.7% and CDMX with 16%.

“This is an increase of 85% compared to 2020. Of this, 45.7% was allocated to the transportation of natural gas through pipelines, followed by the manufacture of cars and trucks (9.8%). It is worth mentioning that 8 out of every 10 dollars invested in B.C. they came from the United States (82.4%)”, is detailed in the document.

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For its part, the Secretary of the Federal Economy highlighted that the capture of FDI in the state was 2 thousand 212.8 million dollars, of which 52.8% corresponded to new investments.

It should be noted that the total number of FDI represents a record for the entity, since it is the highest registered in 20 years.

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