Main INDICATORS
( INEGI )
Entity GDP growth
( 2024 )
2.5%
Entity’s contribution to national GDP
( 2024 )
0.6%
Foreign Direct Investment
( Secretariat of Economy )
FDI share in the entity as a percentage of national total
( January-December 2025 )
0.71%
FDI received
2018-3Q 2025
0.98
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
26°
Main Exports (Secretariat of Economy)
3Q 2025
Employment
( Secretariat of Economy )
Economically Active Population (EAP)
( September 2025 )
0.4 million
Unemployment rate
( September 2025 )
2.5%
Average monthly salary
1T 2024
$7,820 MXN
Infrastructure
( Secretariat of Economy )
Industrial parks
(2023)
3
Highways
( 2022 )
2,386 km
Railways
( 2021 )
256 km
in length
International airport
1
- Manzanillo International Airport
Passenger capacity
188,029
Cargo capacity
24,334
kg
Commercial ports with access to the Gulf of Mexico:
3
- Manzanillo
- Cuyutlán
- San Pedrito
Water resource availability
Low
Energy availability
High
Colima has the largest thermoelectric complex in the country, producing 7% of total electricity. It is an energy-exporting state.
*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
Hydroelectric and thermoelectric
the projects mainly come from private investments. Iberdrola generates renewable electricity for some private companies in Colima.
The state has potential for photovoltaic energy generation.
Households with internet access
( 2022 )
76.4%
Human Capital and Quality of Life
( Secretariat of Economy )
Population
( September 2025 )
0.7
millon
Graduates
( 2024-2025 )
3,902
STEM graduates
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
1,326
Years of schooling
10.5
Perception of insecurity in the state
( ENVIPE 2025 )
81.2%
Ease of Doing Business Ranking
3st
in the Doing Business Subnational Mexico 2016 ranking by the World Bank.