Japan
Country
Jan-Dec 2024: US$4.28B, Foreign Direct Investment
About Japan
#permalink to sectionIn the period January to December 2024, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Japan to Mexico is US$4.28B. In the same period, the states that received the highest FDI from Japan were Guanajuato (US$1.95B), Ciudad de México (US$727M), and Baja California (US$592M).
Commercial Exchange
#permalink to sectionNet International Exchange
#permalink to sectionIn September 2025, the exports from Mexico to Japan were US$436M, while imports reached US$1.49B. The above results in a trade balance of -US$1.06B.
Annual International Trade
#permalink to sectionMonthly International Trade
#permalink to sectionThe main sale from Mexico to Japan in September 2025 was Lead Minerals and their Concentrates (US$53.3M). The main origins of sales to Japan were Ciudad de México (US$72.3M), Puebla (US$34.1M), and Jalisco (US$28.7M).
The main product bought by Mexico from Japan in September 2025 was Motor Cars and other Vehicles Principally Designed Cars for Transport of Persons (US$127M). The main destinations of purchases made to Japan were Ciudad de México (US$366M), Nuevo León (US$187M), and Guanajuato (US$167M).
Net Trade Balance
#permalink to sectionIn 2024, the states with the highest commercial exchange (exports minus imports) with were Sonora (US$693M), Sinaloa (US$75.6M), and Baja California Sur (US$63.3M).
Foreign Direct Investment
#permalink to sectionForeign Direct Investment Flow
#permalink to sectionIn the period January to December 2024, the FDI from Japan to Mexico reached US$4.47B, distributed in inter-company debts (US$2.51B), reinvestment of earnings (US$2B), and equity capital (-US$36M).
From January 1999 to December 2024, Mexico has received a total of US$38.9B in FDI from Japan, distributed in inter-company debts (US$14.4B), equity capital (US$12.4B), and reinvestment of earnings (US$12.1B).
Foreign Direct Investment by States
#permalink to sectionFrom January to December 2024, the states that received the highest FDI from Japan were Guanajuato (US$1.95B), Ciudad de México (US$727M), and Baja California (US$592M).
Historically (from January 1999 to December 2024) the states that have received the most FDI from Japan are Aguascalientes (US$7.86B), Guanajuato (US$7.11B), and Ciudad de México (US$4.75B).