MEX · North America
Mexico
Largest Spanish-speaking economy, pivot of North American nearshoring. Tense cohabitation with Washington on migration, fentanyl, and tariffs.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
3.9 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.4
- Economy 5.0
- Diplomacy 7.2
- Influence 4.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 1,237 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Population
- 129,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 1,964,375 km²
- Currency
- MXN
- Regime
- Federal presidential republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Claudia Sheinbaum
Government in office 6 members
secrétaire à la Défense nationale
Ricardo Trevilla Trejo
Ministro de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (México)
Sara Irene Herrerías Guerra
Secretary for Labour and Social Affairs
Marath Bolanos López
Secretary for Urban Development
Edna Elena Vega Rangel
Secretary for the Environment and Natural Resources
Alicia Bárcena Ibarra
secrétaire de la Marine du Mexique
Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles
Parliament
Chambre des députés
500 seats
Sénat de la République
128 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
1.83 T$
GDP / capita
13,889 $
Growth
0.6 %
Inflation
3.8 %
Unemployment
2.7 %
Debt / GDP
50.3 %
Defense / GDP
0.9 %
Life expectancy
75.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.47/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
58/100
Corruption (CPI)
27/100
Press freedom (RSF)
45/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#28
Annual budget
13.8 Md$
Defense effort
0.7 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Argent 23 % 2024
- #2 Bismuth 13 % 2024
- #2 Fluorine 12 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
593 Md$
Imports
599 Md$
Balance
-6 Md$
Top exports
- 32.0% Voitures + pièces 190 Md$
- 8.0% Ordinateurs + écrans 47 Md$
- 4.0% Pétrole brut 24 Md$
Top imports
- 6.5% Pétrole raffiné 39 Md$
- 8.5% Composants électroniques 51 Md$
Export partners
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États-Unis
79.7%
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Canada
3.4%
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Chine
1.8%
Import partners
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États-Unis
43.3%
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Chine
19.6%
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Corée du Sud
3.6%
Pivot du nearshoring nord-américain.
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
56%
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GBR
58%
-
FRA
64%
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DEU
64%
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RUS
38%
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CHN
41%
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BRA
60%
Abstention: 26%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
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✓
CTBT
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✓
TPNW
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✓
Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
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✓
Geneva
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✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✓
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✓
Arms Trade Treaty
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✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2027-06-06
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2030-06
Présidentielle
Succession Sheinbaum
Last election
- 2025-06-01
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2024-06-02
Présidentielle + législatives
Claudia Sheinbaum (Morena) 59.8% · turnout 61.0%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.789/1
Top 10% (wealth)
79.0 %
Gini
42.6
Refugees hosted
152,002
Refugees originating
41,307
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Kosovo
- Crimée russe
National anthem
Hymne national mexicain
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- G20
- USMCA
- UN
- OECD
- WTO
- APEC
- OAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 7,504 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 551, or ×0.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2024 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01