Sector (22)
2024-Q4: $728B MX, Gross Domestic Product
DENUE November 2024: 11,905, Economic units
Jan-Dec 2024: US$259M, Foreign Direct Investment
2025-Q1 : $8.16k MX, Average Monthly Salary
2025-Q1 : 412k, Workforce
2025-Q1 : 27.5%, Female Workforce
2025-Q1: 42.6, Average Age
In the fourth quarter of 2024 the gross domestic product was $728B MX, 6.46% less than the previous quarter.
According DENUE 2024, Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer registered 11,905 economic units. The states with the highest number of economic units were Estado de México (1,887), Oaxaca (905), and Puebla (707).
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, total gross production was $646B MX. The states with the highest total gross production were Ciudad de México ($320B MX) and Nuevo León ($86.1B MX).
For its part, total income reached $862B MX in 2019, being the states with the highest income Ciudad de México ($517B MX) and Nuevo León ($88.6B MX).
Economic activities are related if they require similar knowledge or inputs. In 2014 in Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer the states with the highest affinity were Baja California Sur (0.89), Sinaloa (0.86), Colima (0.82), San Luis Potosí (0.8), and Sonora (0.8).
During the first quarter of 2025 in Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer the workforce was 412k people, 72.5% men and 27.5% women. In addition, the average monthly salary informed was $8.16k MX.
During the same period, occupations with the highest number of workers in Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer were Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe, Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars, and Electricians and Linemen.
At the state level, the occupied population of Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer was concentrated in List Estado de México,Nuevo León,Ciudad de México.
The average age of workers in Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer in the first quarter of 2025 was 42.6 years. In the same period, the average schooling of the workforce of Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer, was 12.9 years.
Average Monthly Salary 2025-Q1: $8.16k MX
Working population 2025-Q1: 412k
In the first quarter of 2025, the workforce in Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer it was of 412k people, 72.5% men with a reported average monthly salary of $8.45k MX and 27.5% women with a salary of $7.38k MX.
Of the total employed population, 88.6% of the total workforce were formal workers with an average monthly salary of $8.49k MX, while he 11.4% corresponds to informal workers with an average salary of $5.56k MX.
In the first quarter of 2025 the occupations with the highest number of workers were Plumbers, Plumbers and Installers Pipe, Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars, and Electricians and Linemen.
At the state level, the workforce of Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer was concentrated on Estado de México, Nuevo León, and Ciudad de México.
Gross domestic product 2024-Q4: $728B MX
Gross Domestic Product 2024: $717B MX
In the fourth quarter of 2024, Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer recorded a gross domestic product of $728B MX, evidencing a drop of 6.46% compared to the previous quarter and an increase of 4.57% 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, 2,961 economic units were totaled in Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer, highlighting Oaxaca (614), Puebla (295), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (215).
Total gross production was $646B MX. The states with the highest total gross production were Ciudad de México ($320B MX) and Nuevo León ($86.1B MX).
Total income reached $862B MX in 2019, being the states with the highest income Ciudad de México ($517B MX) and Nuevo León ($88.6B MX).
* It is recommended to consider the values as approximations of the real value because some records have been anonymized due to confidentiality principles.
In 2019, Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer had a total of 2,961 economic units and the municipalities with the highest number of economic units were Miguel Hidalgo (32), Cuautla (22), and Cuauhtémoc (15).
Also, $426B MX in total income were registered and the municipalities with the highest income were Cuauhtémoc ($245B MX), Monterrey ($79.3B MX), and Miguel Hidalgo ($69.2B MX).
Total expenditure registered in 2019 was $318B MX and the municipalities with the highest expenditure were Cuauhtémoc ($205B MX), Monterrey ($47.7B MX), and Miguel Hidalgo ($47.7B MX).
In 2019 there were 30.4k employees dependent on economic units and the municipalities with the highest number of employees were Cuauhtémoc (11.7k), Monterrey (5.73k), and Mexicali (1.48k).
* 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 Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer according to the number of employees.
According to DENUE data published in November 2024, 8,056 companies with 0 to 10 employees were registered (1,107 companies more than the previous period). In the same period, 2,519 companies with 11 to 50 employees were registered (136 companies more than the previous period).
668 companies with 51 to 100 employees were registered in 2024 (5 companies more than the previous period). Likewise, 662 companies with more than 101 employees were registered (12 companies more than the previous period).
Source National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE)
In the period January to December 2024, FDI from Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer was US$259M, distributed in reinvestment of earnings (US$255M), inter-company debts (US$21.5M), and equity Capital (-US$17.5M).
Since January 1999 to December 2024, the accumulated amount of FDI in Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer was US$18B, distributed in inter-company debts (US$8.23B), equity Capital (US$7.11B), and reinvestment of earnings (US$2.62B).
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Period Jan-Dec 2024: US$0
Period Jan-1999 to Dec-2024: US$2.9B, Coahuila de Zaragoza is the main receiving state
No FDI is recorded in the period January to December, 2024
Historically (from January 1999 to December2024) the states that have received the highest FDI are Coahuila de Zaragoza (US$2.9B), Oaxaca (US$1.57B), and Tamaulipas (US$1.51B).
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Periodo Jan-Dec 2024: ---, US$0
Main investing country between Jan-1999 and Dec-2024: Canada, US$4.37B
No FDI is recorded in the period January to December of 2024.
Historically (from January 1999 to December de 2024) the countries that contributed the most to FDI were Canada (US$74.6M), United States (US$73M), and France (US$63M).
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As of May 2021, the states with the highest degree of specialization in Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer were Oaxaca (1.99), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (0.95), and Estado de México (0.9). 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 Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer according to Relatedness were Colima (0.82), Coahuila de Zaragoza (0.76), and Quintana Roo (0.72). 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 2025-Q1: 42.6
Average Years of Schooling 2025-Q1: 12.9
The visualization shows the workforce of Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer by age group and years of schooling, comparing men and women.
In the first quarter of 2025 in Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer the average age for women was 41.5 years and the average schooling was 15.1 years.
The average age of men in the Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer workforce was 43 years, while the average schooling was 12.1 years during first quarter of 2025.
* 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 Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer sector had 216,300 people employed, by age range 2,741 people up to 20 years old were registered, 33,156 people from 21 to 30 years old, 73,371 people from 31 to 40 years old and 107,032 people over 40 years old.
By educational level 7,268 people without education were registered, 71,216 people with basic education, 72,636 people with upper secondary education and 65,180 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 16% in companies with up to 10 people, 10.6% in companies with 11 to 50 people, 8.88% in companies with 51 to 250 people, and 5.84% 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 58.7% of staff with up to 20 years, 36.9% of staff between 21 and 30 years, 31.6% of staff between 31 and 40 years, and 45.6% of staff with 41 years or more.
According to the level of instruction, the distribution of trained staff was 75.9% of staff without intruction, 51.6% of staff with basic education, 35.9% of staff with upper secondary education, and 26.9% 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 2.4% units with up to 10 people, 7.12% units with 11 to 50 people, 20.7% units with 51 to 250 people, and 24% units with 251 and more people.
According to the age of the economic units, the distribution of those that obtained financing was 20% of the recently created (up to 2 years) units, 7.95% of the youth (3 to 5 years) units, 8.83% of the adults (6 to 10 years) units, and 5.09% of the seniors (over 10 years) units.
The states with the highest percentage of economic units that received financing were Tabasco (55.6%), Nuevo León (46.7%), Quintana Roo (41.7%), Baja California (40%), and Ciudad de México (36.7%).
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 18.5% units with up to 10 people, 54.4% units with 11 to 50 people, 85.3% units with 51 to 250 people, and 89.6% units with 251 and more people.
The states with the highest percentage of economic units that had a bank account were Baja California Sur (100%), Nuevo León (100%), Quintana Roo (100%), Ciudad de México (91.7%), and Colima (88.9%).
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 Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer sector 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 (100%), Colima (100%), Quintana Roo (100%), Sinaloa (100%), and Tabasco (94.4%).
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 Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer sector had 48.9% of economic units that had internet services and 57% 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 (97.9%) stand out in percentage terms.
According to the age of the company, seniors (over 10 years) economic units that use the internet for search information for goods or services (82.2%) 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 $7.52B MX and purchases were $12.6B MX. On the other hand, sales made in monetary transactions were $854B MX and purchases reached $644B 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 Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer with up to 10 workers are high expenses in service payments (41.3%), another problems (16.8%), high costs of raw materials (8.8%), and public insecurity (7.08%).
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the distribution of economic units that had an accounting system was 70.4% units with up to 10 people, 88.1% units with 11 to 50 people, 96.6% 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 an accounting system were Baja California (100%), Baja California Sur (100%), Campeche (100%), Colima (100%), and Nuevo León (100%).
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 (71.6%) in companies with up to 10 people, internally developed accounting system (45.6%) in companies with 11 to 50 people, internally developed accounting system (69.2%) in companies with 51 to 250 people, and internally developed accounting system (76.7%) in companies with 251 and more people.
The visualization shows the percentage distribution of the economic units in the Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer sector 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 ($513B MX),Nuevo León ($86.5B MX),Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($70.2B MX),Sonora ($59.1B MX),Jalisco ($43.8B 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 visualization shows the percentage of large economic units of the private and parastatal sector that had activities in 2018, according to compliance with the environmental standard.
In 2018, 17.4% of the large economic units complied with the environmental standard, 32.5% did not know if they complied with any environmental standard, and 50.2% did not comply with the environmental standard.
The visualization shows the percentage distribution of economic units in the private and parastatal sectors of Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer that had staff in environmental protection activities by state.
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the states with the highest percentage of large economic units that had staff in environmental protection activities were Tabasco (66.7%), Guanajuato (61.5%), Aguascalientes (53.8%), Nuevo León (53.3%), and Quintana Roo (50%).
According to data from the 2019 Economic Census, 25% of the large economic units in the Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer sector separated their waste, highlighting the separation of plastic (65.9%), paper (56.4%), and metal (53.6%).
On the other hand, 6.92% of the large economic units applied some treatment to the wastewater generated in their activity. The main uses of the treated water were discharge to the public network (3.44%), gardening and cleaning (1.72%), and same production process (1.38%).
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, 11% of the large economic units in the Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer sector made expenditures on environmental protection, highlighting expenditures in other environmental protection activities ($22.2B MX), hazardous waste management ($12.8B MX), and hiring of consultants and external services ($11.2B MX).
On the other hand, 5.54% of the large economic units made investment in environmental protection. The main investments were in sewage treatment ($615M MX), sewer, drainage or sanitation ($313M MX), and reduce waste generated in processes ($39.9M MX).
The visualizations shows the percentage distribution of the large economic units of the private and parastatal sector of Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer 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 (50%), Tabasco (50%), Baja California Sur (40%), Guanajuato (36.5%), and Sinaloa (22.2%).
According to data from the Economic Census 2019, 8.81% of the large economic units of the private and parastatal sector of Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer had innovation activities in 2018.
Of the total staff employed in large economic units, 0.58% was employed in product innovation activities, 0.65% in process innovation, 0.28% in market innovation, 1.16% in organizational innovation, and 0.68% in innovation for technological adaptation and documentation.
The visualization shows the distribution of large economic units of the private and parastatal sector of Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer 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 Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization of Electric Power, Water and Natural Gas Supply by Pipelines to the Final Consumer Sector had 190 economic units that had qualified staff in technological research and development activities, 38 economic units had it for research and technological development in the field of Biotechnology and 25 economic units for research and technological development in Nanotechnology.
In the same year, 15 economic units had qualified personnel in the registration or processing of patents for brands, products or processes, and 20 economic units had this type of staff to contracts or acquisition of patents for brands, products or processes.