Main INDICATORS
( INEGI )
Entity GDP growth
( 2024 )
1.3%
Entity’s contribution to national GDP
( 2024 )
1.1%
Foreign Direct Investment
( Secretariat of Economy )
FDI share in the entity as a percentage of national total
( January-December 2025 )
0.43%
FDI received
2018-3Q 2025
1.87
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
20°
Main Exports (Secretariat of Economy)
3Q 2025
Employment
( Secretariat of Economy )
Economically Active Population (EAP)
( September 2025 )
0.9 million
Unemployment rate
( September 2025 )
1.6%
Average monthly salary
1T 2025
$2,430 MXN
Infrastructure
( Secretariat of Economy )
Industrial parks
(2023)
6
Highways
( 2022 )
2,976 km
Railways
( 2021 )
259 km
in length
International airport
1
- Mariano Matamoros International Airport in Cuernavaca
Passenger capacity
57
Water resource availability
Low
Energy availability
High
Energy self-sufficiency ratio of 1.01.
Morelos generates a significant amount of energy and consumes almost all of what it produces, reflecting a nearly balanced energy equation.
*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
Thermoelectric, photovoltaic, hydroelectric.
The state has a Comprehensive State Energy Plan, to increase the use of solar and thermoelectric energy and a plan to create an Energy Agency.
Households with internet access
( 2022 )
69.8%
Human Capital and Quality of Life
( Secretariat of Economy )
Population
( September 2025 )
2
millon
Graduates
( 2024-2025 )
8,834
STEM graduates
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
3,630
Years of schooling
10.3
Perception of insecurity in the state
( ENVIPE 2025 )
90.1%
Ease of Doing Business Ranking
24st
in the Doing Business Subnational Mexico 2016 ranking by the World Bank.