Main INDICATORS
( INEGI )
Entity GDP growth
( 2024 )
0.0%
Entity’s contribution to national GDP
( 2024 )
3.9%
Foreign Direct Investment
( Secretariat of Economy )
FDI share in the entity as a percentage of national total
( January-December 2024 )
6.72%
FDI received
2018-3Q 2025
13.81
billion USD
Main sectors attracting FDI
3Q 2025
Top 3 countries of investment origin
3Q 2025
Foreign Trade
( Secretariat of Economy )
Export ranking
INEGI 3Q 2025
4°
Main Exports (Secretariat of Economy)
3Q 2025
Employment
( Secretariat of Economy )
Economically Active Population (EAP)
( September 2025 )
1.7 million
Unemployment rate
( September 2025 )
2.7%
Average monthly salary
1Q 2025
$7,030 MXN
Infrastructure
( Secretariat of Economy )
Industrial parks
(2023)
63
Highways
( 2022 )
12,199
Railways
( 2021 )
282
km in length
International airports
4
- Tijuana
- Mexicali
- San Felipe
- Ensenada
Passenger capacity
6,427,426
Cargo capacity
17,242,288
kg
Ports with access to the Pacific Ocean
and the Gulf of California
8
- Ensenada
- Isla Cedros
- Rosarito
- San Felipe
- El Sauzal
- Costa Azul
- Bahía Colone
- Venustiano Carranza
Water resource availability
Very low
Energy availability
Low
Energy self-sufficiency of 0.81.
It depends on natural gas imports from the United States and has an independent electrical grid from the rest of the country.
*Energy self-sufficiency divides production by energy consumption.
An index greater than one indicates the state has surplus energy, while an index less than one indicates the state does not produce enough energy.
Renewable energy projects
Geothermal, photovoltaic, wind parks, solar plants, and combined cycle plants
State Energy Program 2022-2027 to develop more renewable energy
Households with internet access
( 2022 )
83.1%
Human Capital and Quality of Life
( Secretariat of Economy )
Population
( September 2025 )
3.8
millon
Graduates
( 2024-2025 )
16,219
STEM graduates
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
7006
Years of schooling
10.6
Perception of insecurity in the state
( ENVIPE 2025 )
72.6%
Connectivity
Short distance to the 3 main customs offices
Ease of Doing Business Ranking
29st
in the Doing Business Subnational Mexico 2016 ranking by the World Bank.