Main INDICATORS
( INEGI )
Entity GDP growth
( 2024 )
3.5%
Entity’s contribution to national GDP
( 2024 )
0.8%
Foreign Direct Investment
( Secretariat of Economy )
FDI share in the entity as a percentage of national total
( January-December 2024 )
3.67%
FDI received
2018-3Q 2025
6.89
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
29°
Main Exports (Secretariat of Economy)
3Q 2025
Employment
( Secretariat of Economy )
Economically Active Population (EAP)
( September 2025 )
0.5 million
Unemployment rate
( September 2025 )
2.7%
Average monthly salary
1T 2025
$12,300 MXN
Infrastructure
( Secretariat of Economy )
Highways
( 2022 )
6,115
International airports
4
- La Paz
- Cabo San Lucas
- Los Cabos
- Loreto
Passenger capacity
6,144,198
Cargo capacity
3,208,886
kg
Ports with access to the Pacific Ocean
and the Gulf of California
13
- La Paz
- Pichilingue
- Loreto
- Santa Rosalía
- Puerto Escondido
- Puerto de San Carlos
- Guerrero Negro
- Isla San Marcos
- Juan de la Costa
- Santa María
- Cabo San Lucas
- San José del Cabo
- Adolfo López Mateos.
Water resource availability
Medium
Energy availability
Low
Energy self-sufficiency of 0.92.
High costs and blackouts during peak loads. Growing demand has not been addressed
*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
Solar, wind, and geothermal parks
They have been insufficient. 86% of the energy used in the state comes from fossil fuels.
Not as many projects have been promoted as in other states because the electrical system is independent of the rest of the country and could not transmit energy to other states.
Households with internet access
( 2022 )
75.4%
Human Capital and Quality of Life
( Secretariat of Economy )
Population
( September 2025 )
0.9
millon
Graduates
(2024-2025)
3,405
STEM graduates
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
1050
Years of schooling
10.5
Perception of insecurity in the state
( ENVIPE 2025 )
37.4%
Connectivity
Short distance to the 3 main customs offices
Ease of Doing Business Ranking
28st
in the Doing Business Subnational Mexico 2016 ranking by the World Bank.