Mexico registered US$32,926 million of foreign direct investment as of the third quarter of 2023, of which 76% came from reinvestment of profits, according to the Ministry of Economy

Mexico has been receiving record amounts in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2023, but it is registering in the midst of a reconfiguration of investment flows that responds to a shift in corporate financing decision-making that occurs when the country remains waiting for the nearshoring boom.

Check here: Learn about the most important office buildings in development nationwide

Between January and September 2023, Mexico registered US$32,926 million of foreign direct investment, which represented an increase of 2.4% compared to the figure published in the same period in 2022, when US$32,147 million entered the country, according to the Ministry of Economy.

The FDI reported in the third quarter of the year involved a record amount since it was recorded in dependency statistics. However, behind this figure there is a reconfiguration in the composition of FDI or seen before this last six-year period.

Of interest: CDMX maintains the pace of industrial investments, reporting 536 thousand m² under construction

Official data show that as of the third quarter of 2023, and amid the relocation of companies to Mexico, 76% of the foreign investment that has arrived this year comes from the reinvestment of profits and only 8% corresponds to new investments.

This composition contrasts with that observed last year, since of the US$32,147 million that entered FDI in the same comparison period, 44% of the flows were reinvestment of profits and 45% corresponded to new investments.

In Solili you can consult industrial warehouses available in Monterrey, Saltillo and Reynosa

Original note