Main INDICATORS
( INEGI )
Entity GDP growth
( 2024 )
1.3%
Entity’s contribution to national GDP
( 2024 )
2.4%
Foreign Direct Investment
( Secretariat of Economy )
FDI share in the entity as a percentage of national total
( January-December 2024 )
2.86%
FDI received
2018-3Q 2025
7.85
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
12°
Main Exports (Secretariat of Economy)
3Q 2025
Employment
( Secretariat of Economy )
Economically Active Population (EAP)
( September 2025 )
1.2 million
Unemployment rate
( September 2025 )
2.2%
Average monthly salary
1T 2025
$3,990 MXN
Infrastructure
( Secretariat of Economy )
Industrial parks
(2023)
50
Highways
( 2022 )
3,451 km
Railways
( 2021 )
476 km
in length
International airport
1
- Querétaro International Airport
Passenger capacity
1,784,366
Cargo capacity
79,824,000
kg
Water resource availability
Low
Energy availability
Low
Energy self-sufficiency of 0.79.
They can meet current energy demand, but with increasing industrialization, the transmission capacity needs to be increased, as 75% of the state’s electricity goes to industry. Failures in substations have impacted productivity.
*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
Photovoltaic, wind, combined cycle
20% of energy produced in the state is renewable. Recent projects include the Energy Cluster, the State Climate Change Action Program, and the Energy Agency for energy transition, which aim to diversify and decarbonize Querétaro’s energy matrix.
Households with internet access
( 2022 )
77.4%
Human Capital and Quality of Life
( Secretariat of Economy )
Population
( September 2025 )
2.5
millon
Graduates
( 2024-2025 )
14,829
STEM graduates
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
7,125
Years of schooling
11.2
Perception of insecurity in the state
( ENVIPE 2025 )
57.1%
Ease of Doing Business Ranking
11st
in the Doing Business Subnational Mexico 2016 ranking by the World Bank.