Venezuela
Country
Jan-Dec 2024: US$45.3M, Foreign Direct Investment
2025-Q3: US$629k, Remittances received from Venezuela
About Venezuela
#permalink to sectionThe main sale from Mexico to Venezuela in 2024 was Corn (US$39.7M). The main origins of sales to Venezuela were Ciudad de México (US$87.7M), Estado de México (US$56.5M), and Nuevo León (US$30M).
The main product bought by Mexico from Venezuela in 2024 was Other Oil Seeds and Oleaginous Fruits, whole or Broken (US$13.6M). The main destinations of purchases made to Venezuela were Jalisco (US$15.6M), Nuevo León (US$6.12M), and Ciudad de México (US$5.08M).
In the period January to December 2024, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Venezuela to Mexico is US$45.3M. In the same period, the states that received the highest FDI from Venezuela were Quintana Roo (US$6.48M), Ciudad de México (US$5.35M), and Baja California Sur (US$2.3M).
Regarding remittances, in the third quarter of 2025, Mexico received US$629k in remittances from Venezuela, while Venezuela received US$4.21M in remittances from Mexico.
Finally, in terms of immigration to Mexico, 33,826 inmigrants from Venezuela were registered in 2020, 53.7% women and 46.3% men. The states with the highest concentration of inmigrants from Venezuela were Ciudad de México (7,945 people), Baja California (4,567 people), and Nuevo León (3,195 people).
Commercial Exchange
#permalink to sectionNet International Exchange
#permalink to sectionIn September 2025, the exports from Mexico to Venezuela were US$21.7M, while imports reached US$1.57M. The above results in a trade balance of US$20.1M.
Annual International Trade
#permalink to sectionThe main sale from Mexico to Venezuela in 2024 was Corn (US$39.7M). The main origins of sales to Venezuela were Ciudad de México (US$87.7M), Estado de México (US$56.5M), and Nuevo León (US$30M).
The main product bought by Mexico from Venezuela in 2024 was Other Oil Seeds and Oleaginous Fruits, whole or Broken (US$13.6M). The main destinations of purchases made to Venezuela were Jalisco (US$15.6M), Nuevo León (US$6.12M), and Ciudad de México (US$5.08M).
Monthly International Trade
#permalink to sectionThe main sale from Mexico to Venezuela in September 2025 was Unwrought Aluminum (US$5.33M). The main origins of sales to Venezuela were Nuevo León (US$7.7M), Estado de México (US$6.39M), and Ciudad de México (US$2.87M).
The main product bought by Mexico from Venezuela in September 2025 was Butter, Fat and Oil Cocoa (US$1.04M). The main destinations of purchases made to Venezuela were Ciudad de México (US$1.08M), Nuevo León (US$238k), and Estado de México (US$140k).
Net Trade Balance
#permalink to sectionIn 2024, the states with the highest commercial exchange (exports minus imports) with were Ciudad de México (US$82.7M), Estado de México (US$55.4M), and Nuevo León (US$24.1M).
Foreign Direct Investment
#permalink to sectionForeign Direct Investment Flow
#permalink to sectionFrom January 1999 to December 2024, Mexico has received a total of US$248M in FDI from Venezuela, distributed in equity capital (US$250M), reinvestment of earnings (US$12M), and inter-company debts (-US$13.8M).
Foreign Direct Investment by States
#permalink to sectionFrom January to December 2024, the states that received the highest FDI from Venezuela were Quintana Roo (US$6.48M), Ciudad de México (US$5.35M), and Baja California Sur (US$2.3M).
Historically (from January 1999 to December 2024) the states that have received the most FDI from Venezuela are Quintana Roo (US$55.9M), Tabasco (US$49.8M), and Ciudad de México (US$35M).
Remittances
#permalink to sectionEvolution of the Amount of Remittances
#permalink to sectionThe chart compares the evolution of remittances sent from Mexico to Venezuela and the remittances that Mexico receives from Venezuela.
In the third quarter of 2025, Mexico received US$629k in remittances from Venezuela, while Venezuela received US$4.21M 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 Venezuela.
During 2021, a total amount of remittances of US$2.38M is accumulated, while the FDI from Venezuela to Mexico accumulated in the year is US$45.3M.
Migration
#permalink to sectionImmigration from Venezuela
#permalink to sectionThe map shows the destination states of migrants from Venezuela to Mexico in recent years. The bar chart shows the main causes of migration.
The states with the highest concentration of migrants from Venezuela were Ciudad de México (7,945 people), Baja California (4,567 people), and Nuevo León (3,195 people).
The main reasons of migration from Venezuela to Mexico in recent years were family (9,428 people) and labor (7,237 people).
Diversity of immigrants
#permalink to sectionThe graph shows the population pyramid of the migrant population from Venezuela to Mexico in recent years.
33,826 inmigrants from Venezuela were registered, 53.7% women and 46.3% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest migrant population from Venezuela were 30 to 34 years (5,392 people), 25 to 29 years (4,955 people), and 40 to 44 years (3,334 people). These concentrated 40.4% of the total migrant population.