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Mexico

MEX · North America

Mexico

Largest Spanish-speaking economy, pivot of North American nearshoring. Tense cohabitation with Washington on migration, fentanyl, and tariffs.

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Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Vigilance

4.2 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 4.6
  • Economy 5.0
  • Diplomacy 7.2
  • Influence 2.2

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

Capital
Mexico City
Population
129,000,000 inh.
Area
1,964,375 km²
Currency
MXN
Regime
Federal presidential republic

Executive in office

Claudia Sheinbaum

Head of State

Claudia Sheinbaum

since 2024.10.01 Parti de la révolution démocratique

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

1.86 T$

2024 ↑ +3.2 % vs 2023

GDP / capita

14,186 $

2024 ↑ +2.3 % vs 2023

Growth

1.4 %

2024 ↓ -1.9 pt vs 2023

Inflation

4.7 %

2024 ↓ -0.8 pt vs 2023

Unemployment

2.7 %

2025 ↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024

Debt / GDP

49.6 %

2024 ↑ +4.5 pt vs 2023

Defense / GDP

0.9 %

2024 ↑ +0.2 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

75.3 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Armed forces 2 units listed · Wikidata

Compagnie

Dinamo

Compagnie

Martí

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.49/1

#80 démocratie électorale

Freedoms (Freedom House)

60/100

Partly Free

Corruption (CPI)

26/100

#1402024

Press freedom (RSF)

48/100

#1212024

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #1 Argent 2024
  • #2 Bismuth 2024
  • #2 Fluorine 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

593 Md$

Imports

599 Md$

Balance

-6 Md$

Top exports

  • Voitures + pièces 190 Md$
  • Ordinateurs + écrans 47 Md$
  • Pétrole brut 24 Md$

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné 39 Md$
  • Composants électroniques 51 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Pivot du nearshoring nord-américain.

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 56%
  • GBR 58%
  • FRA 64%
  • DEU 64%
  • RUS 38%
  • CHN 41%
  • BRA 60%

Abstention: 26%

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

  • NPT

    1968 Ratified

  • CTBT

    1996 Ratified

  • TPNW

    2017 Ratified

  • Rome Statute

    1998 Ratified

  • Genocide

    1948 Ratified

  • Geneva

    1949 Ratified

  • Ottawa Mine Ban

    1997 Ratified

  • Oslo Cluster Munitions

    2008 Ratified

  • Arms Trade Treaty

    2013 Ratified

  • Paris Agreement

    2015 Ratified

Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Upcoming

  • 2030-06

    Présidentielle

    Succession Sheinbaum

Last election

  • 2024-06-02

    Présidentielle + législatives

    Claudia Sheinbaum (Morena) 59.8% — participation 61.0%

Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR

HDI

0.781/1

#772024

Top 10% (wealth)

79.0 %

WID

Gini

45.4

élevé

Refugees hosted

100,000

UNHCR 2024

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

  • Palestine

Does not recognize

  • Kosovo
  • Crimée russe

Alliances

  • G20
  • USMCA

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