Main INDICATORS
( INEGI )
Entity GDP growth
( 2024 )
-1.4%
Entity’s contribution to national GDP
( 2024 )
0.7%
Foreign Direct Investment
( Secretariat of Economy )
FDI share in the entity as a percentage of national total
( January-December 2025 )
0.98%
FDI received
2018-3Q 2025
2.80
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
31°
Main Exports (Secretariat of Economy)
3Q 2025
Employment
( Secretariat of Economy )
Economically Active Population (EAP)
( September 2025 )
0.6 million
Unemployment rate
( September 2025 )
2.5%
Average monthly salary
1T 2025
$9,090 MXN
Infrastructure
( Secretariat of Economy )
Industrial parks
(2023)
1
Highways
( 2022 )
5,542 km
Railways
( 2021 )
394 km
km in length
Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V.
International airport
1
- Tepic International Airport
Passenger capacity
99,896
Cargo capacity
1,152
kg
5
- Nuevo Vallarta
- San Blas
- Chacala
- Cruz de Huanacaxtle
- Puerto Nayarit
Water resource availability
High
Energy availability
Low
Energy self-sufficiency ratio of 0.72.
The government reports low energy efficiency and increasing consumption in the industry.
*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
Ggeothermal and hydroelectric
State Energy Program 2022-2027 to develop more renewable energy
Households with internet access
( 2022 )
63.8%
Human Capital and Quality of Life
( Secretariat of Economy )
Population
( September 2025 )
1.2
millon
Graduates
( 2024-2025 )
6,540
STEM graduates
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
2,000
Years of schooling
10.2
Perception of insecurity in the state
( ENVIPE 2025 )
54.2%
Ease of Doing Business Ranking
22st
in the Doing Business Subnational Mexico 2016 ranking by the World Bank.