Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
Subsector (512)
2024-Q2: $458B MX, Gross Domestic Product
DENUE May 2025: 1,542, Economic units
Jan-Sep 2024: US$6.1M, Foreign Direct Investment
In the second quarter of 2024 the gross domestic product was $458B MX, 6.25% more than the previous quarter.
According DENUE 2025, Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries registered 1,542 economic units. The states with the highest number of economic units were Ciudad de México (314), Estado de México (143), and Nuevo León (111).
Economic activities are related if they require similar knowledge or inputs. In 2014 in Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries the states with the highest affinity were Sonora (0.81), Chihuahua (0.78), Nuevo León (0.74), Coahuila de Zaragoza (0.72), and Querétaro (0.71).
Production
#permalink to sectionGross Domestic Product
#permalink to sectionGross domestic product 2024-Q2: $458B MX
Gross Domestic Product 2023: $439B MX
* Data displayed corresponds to the sector Information since the information at lower levels of disaggregation is not available.
In the second quarter of 2024, Information recorded a gross domestic product of $458B MX, evidencing an increase of 6.25% compared to the previous quarter and a drop of 4.22% compared to the same period of the previous year.
* Current values, at current prices, base year 2013. Excludes taxes on products.
Production Indicators by State
#permalink to sectionAccording to data from the Economic Census 2019, 1,582 economic units were totaled in Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries, highlighting Ciudad de México (346), Estado de México (157), and Nuevo León (105).
* It is recommended to consider the values as approximations of the real value because some records have been anonymized due to confidentiality principles.
Production Indicators by Municipality
#permalink to sectionAccording to dato from Economic Census 2014, Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries had a total of 3,090 economic units and the municipalities with the highest number of economic units were Cuauhtémoc (279), Miguel Hidalgo (249), and Benito Juárez (219)
Total income eached $102B MX and the municipalities with the highest income were Coyoacán ($16.6B MX), Miguel Hidalgo ($8.69B MX), and Álvaro Obregón ($6.89B MX).
Total expenditures were $54B MX and the municipalities with the highest expenditures were Coyoacán ($10.3B MX), Miguel Hidalgo ($7.05B MX), and Álvaro Obregón ($6.97B MX).
On the other hand, in 2014 there were 62688 employees dependent on economic units and the municipalities with the highest number of employees were Guadalajara (2.86k), Tijuana (2.49k), and Coyoacán (2.36k).
* 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.
Economic Units
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the number of economic units in Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries according to the number of employees.
According to DENUE data published in May 2025, 559 companies with 0 to 10 employees were registered (559 companies more than the previous period). In the same period, 855 companies with 11 to 50 employees were registered (855 companies more than the previous period).
110 companies with 51 to 100 employees were registered in 2025 (110 companies more than the previous period). Likewise, 18 companies with more than 101 employees were registered (18 companies more than the previous period).
Source National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE)
Investment
#permalink to sectionForeign Direct Investment (FDI)
#permalink to section- US$6.1M, FDI Jan-Sep 2024
- US$542M, FDI Jan-1999 to Sep-2024
In the period January to September 2024, FDI from Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries was US$6.1M, distributed in inter-company debts (Confidential), reinvestment of earnings (US$2.58M), and equity Capital (US$11.1k).
Since January 1999 to September 2024, the accumulated amount of FDI in Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries was US$542M, distributed in equity Capital (US$528M), reinvestment of earnings (US$56M), and inter-company debts (-US$41.7M).
* Confidential data is not shown in the chart (see information icon in the section).
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by State
#permalink to sectionPeriod Jan-Sep 2024: US$0
Period Jan-1999 to Sep-2024: US$498M, 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$498M), Nuevo León (US$31.7M), and Baja California (US$4.95M).
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Origin
#permalink to sectionPeriodo Jan-Sep 2024: ---, US$0
Main investing country between Jan-1999 and Sep-2024: Australia, US$184M
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 Sweden (Confidential), Argentina (Confidential), and Spain (Confidential).
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Specialization and Opportunity
#permalink to sectionThe states with the highest degree of development opportunity in Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries according to Relatedness were Sonora (0.81), Tamaulipas (0.6), and Aguascalientes (0.59). 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).
Financing
#permalink to sectionAccess to Financing
#permalink to sectionAccording to data from the Economic Census 2019, the distribution of economic units according to size that had access to financing was N/A.
According to the age of the economic units, the distribution of those that obtained financing was N/A.
The states with the highest percentage of economic units that received financing were N/A.
Sources and Uses of Financing
#permalink to sectionThe 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.
Access to Bank Account and Credit
#permalink to sectionAccording to data from the Economic Census 2019, the distribution of economic units that had a bank account was 49.2% units with up to 10 people, 55.6% units with 11 to 50 people, 99.2% units with 51 to 250 people, and 93.3% units with 251 and more people.
The states with the highest percentage of economic units that had a bank account were Aguascalientes (93.3%), Baja California (77.1%), Ciudad de México (76.6%), Querétaro (70.6%), and Campeche (70%).
The same information can be viewed for the economic units that had bank credit by changing the option selected in the upper button.
Reasons for not Having Credit or Bank Account
#permalink to sectionThe 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.
Information Technologies
#permalink to sectionAvailability of Internet Service and Computing
#permalink to sectionThe 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 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries subsector had 83.1% of economic units that had internet services and 85.2% of economic units that had computer services. The disaggregation by size or age of the units can be analyzed in the visualization.
Internet Use in Companies
#permalink to sectionThe 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 (100%) stand out in percentage terms.
According to the age of the company, seniors (over 10 years) economic units that use the internet for business management (91.8%) stand out.
Business Management
#permalink to sectionInternet Purchases and Sales
#permalink to sectionThe 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 $10.8B MX and purchases were $3.07B MX. On the other hand, sales made in monetary transactions were $59.8B MX and purchases reached $30B MX.
Problems faced by economic units
#permalink to sectionThe 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 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries with up to 10 workers are N/A.
Accounting System
#permalink to sectionAccording to data from the Economic Census 2019, the distribution of economic units that had an accounting system was 70.5% units with up to 10 people, 98% units with 11 to 50 people, 100% units with 51 to 250 people, and 100% units with 251 and more people.
The states with the highest percentage of economic units that had an accounting system were Querétaro (100%), Tamaulipas (97.1%), Chihuahua (94.9%), Nuevo León (94.3%), and Sonora (93.6%).
Expenditure and Income Control Mechanisms
#permalink to sectionThe 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 external accounting system (56.7%) in companies with up to 10 people, internally developed accounting system (81.5%) in companies with 11 to 50 people, internally developed accounting system (96.9%) in companies with 51 to 250 people, and internally developed accounting system (73.3%) in companies with 251 and more people.