Main INDICATORS
( INEGI )
Entity GDP growth
( 2024 )
2.8%
Entity’s contribution to national GDP
( 2024 )
1.7%
Foreign Direct Investment
( Secretariat of Economy )
FDI share in the entity as a percentage of national total
( January-December 2024 )
0.80%
FDI received
2018-3Q 2025
2.05
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
21°
Main Exports (Secretariat of Economy)
3Q 2025
Employment
( Secretariat of Economy )
Economically Active Population (EAP)
( September 2025 )
1.5 million
Unemployment rate
( September 2025 )
2.3%
Average monthly salary
1Q 2025
$5,250 MXN
Infrastructure
( Secretariat of Economy )
Industrial parks
(2023)
12
Highways
( 2022 )
13,822 km
Railway Concessionaires
Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V.
Ferrosur, S.A. de C.V.
Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V.
Railways
( 2021 )
876 km
in length
Water resource availability
Medium
Energy availability
Medium
Hidalgo is the fifth-largest electricity producer nationally, but it still relies on the national electric 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
Thermoelectric, hydroelectric, photovoltaic
They have a State Energy Agency and plans for an energy transition, with solar, biomass, wind, and geothermal potential. The Sustainable Development and Climate Change Foundation (FDSCC) of Hidalgo has also proposed a new solar thermal plant, and President Sheinbaum has proposed an energy generation plan in Tula.
Households with internet access
( 2022 )
58.3%
Human Capital and Quality of Life
( Secretariat of Economy )
Population
( September 2025 )
3.2
millon
Graduates
( 2024-2025 )
18,903
STEM graduates
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
8,674
Years of schooling
9.9
Perception of insecurity in the state
( ENVIPE 2025 )
65.4%
Ease of Doing Business Ranking
19st
in the Doing Business Subnational Mexico 2016 ranking by the World Bank.