Main INDICATORS
( INEGI )
Entity GDP growth
( 2024 )
-3.9%
Entity’s contribution to national GDP
( 2024 )
1.5%
Foreign Direct Investment
( Secretariat of Economy )
FDI share in the entity as a percentage of national total
( January-December 2024 )
2.50%
FDI received
2018-3Q 2025
5.13
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
32°
Main Exports (Secretariat of Economy)
3Q 2025
Employment
( Secretariat of Economy )
Economically Active Population (EAP)
( September 2025 )
1.0 million
Unemployment rate
( September 2025 )
3.1%
Average monthly salary
1T 2025
$8,390 MXN
Infrastructure
( Secretariat of Economy )
Industrial parks
(2023)
7
Highways
( 2022 )
5,819 km
Railways
( 2021 )
Under construction
International airports
3
- Cancun
- Cozumel
- Chetumal
Passenger capacity
24,684,364
Cargo capacity
30,752,929
kg
3
- Cozumel
- Calica
- Chetumal
Water resource availability
Low
Energy availability
Low
One of the states with the lowest production in the country.
Energy self-sufficiency of 0.02.
Quintana Roo is limited in energy matters due to its infrastructure. Most energy demand is met with imported energy.
*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
Wind, solar, biomass, green hydrogen, ocean, ocean thermal
Wind energy in Cancun and two solar parks. Potential for generating energy from biomass, green hydrogen, ocean energy, and ocean thermal energy.
Households with internet access
( 2022 )
77.5%
Human Capital and Quality of Life
( Secretariat of Economy )
Population
( September 2025 )
1.9
millon
Graduates
( 2024-2025 )
4,671
STEM graduates
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
1070
Years of schooling
10.7
Perception of insecurity in the state
( ENVIPE 2025 )
80.3%
Ease of Doing Business Ranking
25st
in the Doing Business Subnational Mexico 2016 ranking by the World Bank.