Main INDICATORS
( INEGI )
Entity GDP growth
( 2024 )
2.1%
Entity’s contribution to national GDP
( 2024 )
15%
Foreign Direct Investment
( Secretariat of Economy )
FDI share in the entity as a percentage of national total
( January-December 2024 )
39.13%
FDI received
2018-3Q 2025
89.54
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
19°
Main Exports (Secretariat of Economy)
3Q 2025
Employment
( Secretariat of Economy )
Economically Active Population (EAP)
( September 2025 )
4.9 million
Unemployment rate
( September 2025)
3.9%
Average monthly salary
1T 2025
$6,430 MXN
Infrastructure
( Secretariat of Economy )
Industrial parks
(2023)
14
Highways
( 2022 )
105 km
Railways
( 2021 )
281 km
in length
Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de México, S.A. de C.V.
Kansas Southern de México, S.A. de C.V.
Ferrosur, S.A. de C.V.
International airports
2
- Mexico City International Airport (AICM) – Benito Juárez
- Felipe Ángeles (AIFA) – located in the State of Mexico but serves Mexico City
Passenger capacity
30,877,512
Cargo capacity
521,416,603
kg
Water resource availability
Low
Energy availability
Low
Mexico City has high energy demand, minimal local production, and relies heavily on the national grid to meet its energy needs.
*Quantitative data on energy consumption and production in the state is not available, therefore, qualitative information is used to provide an estimate on the energy availability.
Renewable energy projects
Solar and biodiesel
The city has the potential to generate more photovoltaic energy (the Inter-American Development Bank estimates that up to 48% of the city’s energy could come from solar panels), as well as thermal solar energy and biogas from wastewater. The “Ciudad Solar” program aims to increase photovoltaic energy use.
Households with internet access
( 2022 )
86%
Human Capital and Quality of Life
( Secretariat of Economy )
Population
( September 2025 )
9.4
millon
Graduates
( 2024-2025 )
72,439
STEM graduates
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
32693
Years of schooling
11.8
Perception of insecurity in the state
( ENVIPE 2025 )
75.6%
Ease of Doing Business Ranking
31st
in the Doing Business Subnational Mexico 2016 ranking by the World Bank.