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2025-Q3: $839B MX, Gross Domestic Product
DENUE May 2026: 776,895, Economic units
Jan-Sep 2024: US$1.38M, Foreign Direct Investment
2026-Q1 : $15.9k MX, Average Monthly Salary
2026-Q1 : 8.01k, Workforce
2026-Q1 : 45.2%, Female Workforce
2026-Q1: 37.2, Average Age
In the third quarter of 2025 the gross domestic product was $839B MX, 3.01% less than the previous quarter.
According DENUE 2026, Food Services and Drinking Places registered 776,895 economic units. The states with the highest number of economic units were Estado de México (93,165), Ciudad de México (57,168), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (51,839).
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, total gross production was $479B MX. The states with the highest total gross production were Ciudad de México ($87.8B MX) and Estado de México ($43.2B MX).
For its part, total income reached $480B MX in 2019, being the states with the highest income Ciudad de México ($88.2B MX) and Estado de México ($43.4B MX).
Economic activities are related if they require similar knowledge or inputs. In 2014 in Food Services and Drinking Places the states with the highest affinity were Sonora (0.76), Chihuahua (0.69), Baja California Sur (0.69), Colima (0.67), and Sinaloa (0.66).
During the first quarter of 2026 in Food Services and Drinking Places the workforce was 8.01k people, 54.8% men and 45.2% women. In addition, the average monthly salary informed was $15.9k MX.
During the same period, occupations with the highest number of workers in Food Services and Drinking Places were Waiters, Dancers and Choreographers, and Sweepers and Janitors (Except Hotels and Restaurants).
At the state level, the occupied population of Food Services and Drinking Places was concentrated in List Quintana Roo,Michoacán de Ocampo,Guerrero.
The average age of workers in Food Services and Drinking Places in the first quarter of 2026 was 37.2 years. In the same period, the average schooling of the workforce of Food Services and Drinking Places, was 11.3 years.
Average Monthly Salary 2026-Q1: $15.9k MX
Working population 2026-Q1: 8.01k
In the first quarter of 2026, the workforce in Food Services and Drinking Places it was of 8.01k people, 54.8% men with a reported average monthly salary of $13.1k MX and 45.2% women with a salary of $19.2k MX.
Of the total employed population, 33% of the total workforce were formal workers with an average monthly salary of $8.52k MX, while he 67% corresponds to informal workers with an average salary of $19.5k MX.
In the first quarter of 2026 the occupations with the highest number of workers were Waiters, Dancers and Choreographers, and Sweepers and Janitors (Except Hotels and Restaurants).
At the state level, the workforce of Food Services and Drinking Places was concentrated on Quintana Roo, Michoacán de Ocampo, and Guerrero.
Gross domestic product 2025-Q3: $839B MX
Gross Domestic Product 2024: $809B MX
* Data displayed corresponds to the sector Accommodation and Food Services since the information at lower levels of disaggregation is not available.
In the third quarter of 2025, Accommodation and Food Services recorded a gross domestic product of $839B MX, evidencing a drop of 3.01% compared to the previous quarter and an increase of 4.85% compared to the same period of the previous year.
* Current values, at current prices, base year 2013. Excludes taxes on products.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, 612,259 economic units were totaled in Food Services and Drinking Places, highlighting Estado de México (69,896), Ciudad de México (55,105), and Jalisco (42,731).
Total gross production was $479B MX. The states with the highest total gross production were Ciudad de México ($87.8B MX) and Estado de México ($43.2B MX).
Total income reached $480B MX in 2019, being the states with the highest income Ciudad de México ($88.2B MX) and Estado de México ($43.4B MX).
* It is recommended to consider the values as approximations of the real value because some records have been anonymized due to confidentiality principles.
According to dato from Economic Census 2014, Food Services and Drinking Places had a total of 1,366,860 economic units and the municipalities with the highest number of economic units were Guadalajara (30k), Puebla (24.4k), and León (23.9k)
Total income eached $770B MX and the municipalities with the highest income were Cuauhtémoc ($32.8B MX), Miguel Hidalgo ($27.2B MX), and Monterrey ($22.3B MX).
Total expenditures were $487B MX and the municipalities with the highest expenditures were Cuauhtémoc ($20.8B MX), Miguel Hidalgo ($18.7B MX), and Monterrey ($14.9B MX).
On the other hand, in 2014 there were 4149552 employees dependent on economic units and the municipalities with the highest number of employees were Cuauhtémoc (114k), Guadalajara (109k), and Puebla (77.5k).
* Any inconsistency between the data at the state and municipal level is due to the anonymization methodologies applied to the data, also municipalities not shown in the visualization have been anonymized.
The visualization shows the number of economic units in Food Services and Drinking Places according to the number of employees.
According to DENUE data published in May 2026, 746,621 companies with 0 to 10 employees were registered (3,306 companies more than the previous period). In the same period, 28,897 companies with 11 to 50 employees were registered (987 companies more than the previous period).
934 companies with 51 to 100 employees were registered in 2026 (102 companies more than the previous period). Likewise, 443 companies with more than 101 employees were registered (58 companies more than the previous period).
Source National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE)
In the period January to September 2024, FDI from Food Services and Drinking Places was US$1.38M, distributed in reinvestment of earnings (Confidential), equity Capital (US$606k), and inter-company debts (US$0).
Since January 1999 to September 2024, the accumulated amount of FDI in Food Services and Drinking Places was US$1.04B, distributed in equity Capital (US$963M), reinvestment of earnings (US$103M), and inter-company debts (-US$24.2M).
* Confidential data is not shown in the chart (see information icon in the section).
Period Jan-Sep 2024: US$0
Period Jan-1999 to Sep-2024: US$487M, Mexico City is the main receiving state
No FDI is recorded in the period January to September, 2024
Historically (from January 1999 to September2024) the states that have received the highest FDI are Mexico City (US$487M), Estado de México (US$127M), and Jalisco (US$93.5M).
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Periodo Jan-Sep 2024: ---, US$0
Main investing country between Jan-1999 and Sep-2024: United States, US$829M
No FDI is recorded in the period January to September of 2024.
Historically (from January 1999 to September de 2024) the countries that contributed the most to FDI were United States (US$1.15M), South Korea (Confidential), and Canada (Confidential).
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As of May 2021, the states with the highest degree of specialization in Food Services and Drinking Places were Nayarit (1.47), Colima (1.34), and Quintana Roo (1.21). The degree of specialization is measured using the RCA index, which represents the ratio between the observed and expected establishments of each state for each industry.
The states with the highest degree of development opportunity in Food Services and Drinking Places according to Relatedness were Sonora (0.76), Chihuahua (0.69), and Sinaloa (0.66). The Relatedness measures the distance between an industry and the current industrial composition in each state. The presented entities register a level of specialization lower than one unit (RCA <1).
Average Age 2026-Q1: 37.2
Average Years of Schooling 2026-Q1: 11.3
The visualization shows the workforce of Food Services and Drinking Places by age group and years of schooling, comparing men and women.
In the first quarter of 2026 in Food Services and Drinking Places the average age for women was 40.2 years and the average schooling was 10.4 years.
The average age of men in the Food Services and Drinking Places workforce was 34.7 years, while the average schooling was 12 years during first quarter of 2026.
* The visualization omits the range of schooling "Not Specified".
The visualization shows the percentage distribution of employed staff according to age range or educational level in economic units of different ages.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the economic units of the Food Services and Drinking Places subsector had 2,170,171 people employed, by age range 188,962 people up to 20 years old were registered, 770,532 people from 21 to 30 years old, 590,687 people from 31 to 40 years old and 619,990 people over 40 years old.
By educational level 53,788 people without education were registered, 1,120,107 people with basic education, 773,809 people with upper secondary education and 222,467 people with higher education.
The visualization shows the percentage distribution of staff turnover and permanence in companies of different sizes and ages, according to the option selected in the upper button.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, employee turnover is 13.1% in companies with up to 10 people, 28% in companies with 11 to 50 people, 43.5% in companies with 51 to 250 people, and 38.1% in companies with 251 and more people.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the staff distribution who received training according to age range was 11% of staff with up to 20 years, 10.2% of staff between 21 and 30 years, 9.03% of staff between 31 and 40 years, and 5.4% of staff with 41 years or more.
According to the level of instruction, the distribution of trained staff was 8.23% of staff without intruction, 6.61% of staff with basic education, 10.3% of staff with upper secondary education, and 12.5% of staff with higher education.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the distribution of economic units according to size that had access to financing was 11.6% units with up to 10 people, 16% units with 11 to 50 people, 21.4% units with 51 to 250 people, and 48.4% units with 251 and more people.
According to the age of the economic units, the distribution of those that obtained financing was 15% of the recently created (up to 2 years) units, 11.9% of the youth (3 to 5 years) units, 10.4% of the adults (6 to 10 years) units, and 9.4% of the seniors (over 10 years) units.
The states with the highest percentage of economic units that received financing were Baja California Sur (18.2%), Sonora (14.8%), Campeche (14.7%), Oaxaca (14.7%), and Guerrero (14.5%).
The visualization shows the percentage of economic units according to size or age according to the sources of financing or the uses they gave to the financing received.
In the chart, each level corresponds to a size or age of the company depending on the option selected in the upper button. The darker the box, the higher the percentage of economic units that are in that category.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the distribution of economic units that had a bank account was 8.75% units with up to 10 people, 75.4% units with 11 to 50 people, 95% units with 51 to 250 people, and 93.8% units with 251 and more people.
The states with the highest percentage of economic units that had a bank account were Baja California Sur (33.7%), Baja California (27.1%), Chihuahua (24%), Quintana Roo (23.1%), and Sonora (22.8%).
The same information can be viewed for the economic units that had bank credit by changing the option selected in the upper button.
The visualization shows the percentage of economic units classified by size according to reasons for not having a bank account or credit.
In the chart, each level corresponds to a company size, the darker the box, the greater the percentage of economic units that are in that category. The categories represent the reasons why the companies did not have a bank account or credit, depending on the option selected in the upper button.
The visualization shows the percentage distribution of the economic units in the Food Services and Drinking Places subsector that had internet services.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the states with the highest percentage of economic units that had internet services were Baja California Sur (24.9%), Baja California (23.6%), Quintana Roo (21.2%), Chihuahua (18%), and Nuevo León (17.7%).
The visualization shows the distribution of companies that had internet services or computer services according to the size or age of the economic units, depending on the options selected in the upper buttons.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the Food Services and Drinking Places subsector had 9.8% of economic units that had internet services and 11% of economic units that had computer services. The disaggregation by size or age of the units can be analyzed in the visualization.
The visualization shows where the economic units are concentrated depending on the use they make of the internet, according to the size or age of the company.
According to the size of the company, the economic units of 251 and more people that use the internet in banking and financial operations (96.4%) stand out in percentage terms.
According to the age of the company, recently created (up to 2 years) economic units that use the internet for search information for goods or services (75.8%) stand out.
The visualization shows the distribution of purchases and sales over the Internet and the distribution of monetary transactions according to the medium used in the transaction and the size of the companies.
According to data from the 2019 Economic Census, internet sales reached $14.4B MX and purchases were $28.1B MX. On the other hand, sales made in monetary transactions were $479B MX and purchases reached $282B MX.
The chart shows the main problems faced by economic units. With the upper selector it is possible to analyze the problems affecting companies according to their size. By default, the problems of economic units with up to 10 people are shown.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the main problems faced by the economic units of Food Services and Drinking Places with up to 10 workers are public insecurity (23.6%), another problems (15.5%), high expenses in service payments (13.2%), and high taxes (11.3%).
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the distribution of economic units that had an accounting system was 44.3% units with up to 10 people, 89.1% units with 11 to 50 people, 98.5% units with 51 to 250 people, and 96.9% units with 251 and more people.
The states with the highest percentage of economic units that had an accounting system were Baja California Sur (67.7%), Baja California (67%), Chihuahua (66%), Quintana Roo (63.4%), and Tamaulipas (59.7%).
The chart shows the percentage of companies by size that used different mechanisms to control expenses and income in their operations.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the main expenses and income control mechanisms were accounting system developed by third parties (61.8%) in companies with up to 10 people, external accounting system (46.5%) in companies with 11 to 50 people, internally developed accounting system (68.1%) in companies with 51 to 250 people, and internally developed accounting system (69.3%) in companies with 251 and more people.
The visualization shows the percentage distribution of the economic units in the Food Services and Drinking Places subsector according to the amount of income from the supply of goods and services.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the states with the highest income from the supply of goods and services were list Ciudad de México ($87.9B MX),Estado de México ($43.3B MX),Jalisco ($36.1B MX),Nuevo León ($28.9B MX),Baja California ($20.1B MX).
With the upper selector it is possible to see the distribution of expenses for consumption of goods and services, in addition to the amounts of purchases or sales over the internet.
The visualizations shows the percentage distribution of the large economic units of the private and parastatal sector of Food Services and Drinking Places with innovation activities in at least one year between 2016 and 2018.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the states with the highest percentage of large economic units with innovation activities in 2016, 2017 or 2018 were Baja California (9.98%), Querétaro (8.07%), San Luis Potosí (6.96%), Sonora (6.56%), and Oaxaca (6.33%).
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, 3.19% of the large economic units of the private and parastatal sector of Food Services and Drinking Places had innovation activities in 2018.
Of the total staff employed in large economic units, 3.71% was employed in product innovation activities, 4.11% in process innovation, 4.14% in market innovation, 4.56% in organizational innovation, and 2.09% in innovation for technological adaptation and documentation.
The visualization shows the distribution of large economic units of the private and parastatal sector of Food Services and Drinking Places that employed qualified staff in technological research and development activities in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the lowercase Food Services and Drinking Places Subsector had 501 economic units that had qualified staff in technological research and development activities, 15 economic units had it for research and technological development in the field of Biotechnology and 9 economic units for research and technological development in Nanotechnology.
In the same year, 70 economic units had qualified personnel in the registration or processing of patents for brands, products or processes, and 67 economic units had this type of staff to contracts or acquisition of patents for brands, products or processes.