Portugal
Country
Jan-Dec 2024: -US$21.6M, Foreign Direct Investment
2025-Q1: US$242k, Remittances received from Portugal
About Portugal
#permalink to sectionThe main sale from Mexico to Portugal in 2024 was Motor Cars and other Vehicles Principally Designed Cars for Transport of Persons (US$12.6M). The main origins of sales to Portugal were Querétaro (US$16.8M), San Luis Potosí (US$12.6M), and Ciudad de México (US$10.7M).
The main product bought by Mexico from Portugal in 2024 was Paper and Paperboard, Uncoated, of a Kind Used for Writing, Printing or other Graphic Purposes, and Paper and Cardboard for O Cards and Punch Tape (Undrilled), in Coils (Rolls) or Sheets of Square or Rectangular, of any Size, other than Paper of Heading 4801 or 4803; Paper and Cardboard Handmade (Sheet by Sheet) (US$58.3M). The main destinations of purchases made to Portugal were Ciudad de México (US$170M), Nuevo León (US$88.2M), and Estado de México (US$79.6M).
In the period January to December 2024, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Portugal to Mexico is -US$21.6M. In the same period, the states that received the highest FDI from Portugal were Aguascalientes (Confidential), Guerrero (Confidential), and Quintana Roo (-US$564k).
Regarding remittances, in the first quarter of 2025, Mexico received US$242k in remittances from Portugal, while Portugal received US$145k in remittances from Mexico.
Finally, in terms of immigration to Mexico, 228 inmigrants from Portugal were registered in 2020, 16.7% women and 83.3% men. The states with the highest concentration of inmigrants from Portugal were Baja California (111 people), Guanajuato (52 people), and Ciudad de México (40 people).
Commercial Exchange
#permalink to sectionNet International Exchange
#permalink to sectionIn March 2025, the international sales from Mexico to Portugal were US$4.74M, while international purchases reached US$66.7M. The above results in a trade balance of -US$61.9M.
Annual International Trade
#permalink to sectionThe main sale from Mexico to Portugal in 2024 was Motor Cars and other Vehicles Principally Designed Cars for Transport of Persons (US$12.6M). The main origins of sales to Portugal were Querétaro (US$16.8M), San Luis Potosí (US$12.6M), and Ciudad de México (US$10.7M).
The main product bought by Mexico from Portugal in 2024 was Paper and Paperboard, Uncoated, of a Kind Used for Writing, Printing or other Graphic Purposes, and Paper and Cardboard for O Cards and Punch Tape (Undrilled), in Coils (Rolls) or Sheets of Square or Rectangular, of any Size, other than Paper of Heading 4801 or 4803; Paper and Cardboard Handmade (Sheet by Sheet) (US$58.3M). The main destinations of purchases made to Portugal were Ciudad de México (US$170M), Nuevo León (US$88.2M), and Estado de México (US$79.6M).
Monthly International Trade
#permalink to sectionThe main sale from Mexico to Portugal in March 2025 was Vinyl Chloride Polymers or other Halogenated Olefins, in Primary Forms (US$406k). The main origins of sales to Portugal were Tamaulipas (US$643k), Querétaro (US$545k), and Ciudad de México (US$288k).
The main product bought by Mexico from Portugal in March 2025 was Agglomerated Cork (With or without a Binding Substance) and Articles of Agglomerated Cork (US$4.93M). The main destinations of purchases made to Portugal were Ciudad de México (US$12.7M), Puebla (US$8.06M), and Estado de México (US$7.56M).
Net Trade Balance
#permalink to sectionIn 2024, the states with the highest commercial exchange (international sales minus international purchases) with were Sinaloa (US$2.07M), Oaxaca (US$1.7M), and Michoacán de Ocampo (US$707k).
Foreign Direct Investment
#permalink to sectionForeign Direct Investment Flow
#permalink to sectionFrom January 1999 to December 2024, Mexico has received a total of US$46.3M in FDI from Portugal, distributed in equity capital (US$61.2M), reinvestment of earnings (US$10.1M), and inter-company debts (-US$25M).
Foreign Direct Investment by States
#permalink to sectionFrom January to December 2024, the states that received the highest FDI from Portugal were Aguascalientes (Confidential), Guerrero (Confidential), and Quintana Roo (-US$564k).
Historically (from January 1999 to December 2024) the states that have received the most FDI from Portugal are Ciudad de México (US$40.2M), Quintana Roo (US$10.7M), and Tlaxcala (US$9.85M).
Remittances
#permalink to sectionEvolution of the Amount of Remittances
#permalink to sectionThe chart compares the evolution of remittances sent from Mexico to Portugal and the remittances that Mexico receives from Portugal.
In the first quarter of 2025, Mexico received US$242k in remittances from Portugal, while Portugal received US$145k in remittances from Mexico.
Remittancesand Foreign Direct Investment
#permalink to sectionThe visualization compares the evolution of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the income from remittances from Portugal.
During 2021, a total amount of remittances of US$242k is accumulated, while the FDI from Portugal to Mexico accumulated in the year is -US$21.6M.
Migration
#permalink to sectionImmigration from Portugal
#permalink to sectionThe map shows the destination states of migrants from Portugal to Mexico in recent years. The bar chart shows the main causes of migration.
The states with the highest concentration of migrants from Portugal were Baja California (111 people), Guanajuato (52 people), and Ciudad de México (40 people).
The main reasons of migration from Portugal to Mexico in recent years were personal (111 people) and labor (40 people).
Diversity of immigrants
#permalink to sectionThe graph shows the population pyramid of the migrant population from Portugal to Mexico in recent years.
228 inmigrants from Portugal were registered, 16.7% women and 83.3% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest migrant population from Portugal were 60 to 64 years (111 people), 35 to 39 years (52 people), and 45 to 49 years (40 people). These concentrated 89% of the total migrant population.