Main INDICATORS
( INEGI )
Entity GDP growth
( 2024 )
3.5%
Entity’s contribution to national GDP
( 2024 )
3.5%
Foreign Direct Investment
( Secretariat of Economy )
FDI share in the entity as a percentage of national total
( January-December 2024 )
3.12%
FDI received
2018-3Q 2025
6.47
billion USD
Main sectors attracting FDI
3Q 2025
Top 3 countries of investment origin
3Q 2025
Foreign Trade
( Secretariat of Economy )
Export ranking
INEGI3Q 2025
11°
Main Exports (Secretariat of Economy)
3Q 2025
Employment
( Secretariat of Economy )
Economically Active Population (EAP)
( September 2025 )
3.1 million
Unemployment rate
( September 2025 )
2.5%
Average monthly salary
1T 2025
$4,750 MXN
Infrastructure
( Secretariat of Economy )
Industrial parks
(2023)
20
Highways
( 2022 )
11,556 km
Railways
( 2021 )
1,065 km
in length
Railway Concessionaires
International airport
1
- Puebla International Airport
Passenger capacity
406,020
Cargo capacity
8,324,623
kg
Water resource availability
Medium
Energy availability
Low
Energy self-sufficiency of 0.15.
The state has low electricity production and does not export to other states. 85% of the energy must be imported. The industrial sector is the second-largest consumer of energy, and its electricity matrix is very diverse: 9 types of energy and 7 different sources.
*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
Hydroelectric, wind, geothermal, solar, and biogas
Only 5% of the energy consumed in the state is renewable, but 66% of its energy production is renewable, mainly from the Mazatepec and Necaxa hydroelectric plants.
It has good electrical infrastructure, making it feasible to generate more infrastructure for renewable energy transmission. There is potential for greater solar generation due to high solar irradiation and wind farms in the eastern and southeastern areas.
Households with internet access
( 2022 )
58.1%
Human Capital and Quality of Life
( Secretariat of Economy )
Population
( September 2025 )
6.6
millon
Graduates
( 2024-2025 )
21,524
STEM graduates
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
8,769
Years of schooling
9.7
Perception of insecurity in the state
( ENVIPE 2025 )
78.2%
Connectivity
Short distance to the 3 main customs offices
Ease of Doing Business Ranking
4st
in the Doing Business Subnational Mexico 2016 ranking by the World Bank.