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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 2026.05.06 · 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

Government in office 3 members

Ministro de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (México)

Hugo Aguilar Ortiz

since 2025.09.01

Rosa Icela Rodríguez

Secretary of Government

Rosa Icela Rodríguez

since 2024.10.01

Omar García Harfuch

Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection

Omar García Harfuch

since 2024.10.01

Parliament

Chambre des députés

500 seats

Sénat de la République

128 seats

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

National anthem

Hymne national mexicain

Composer · Jaume Nunó

Alliances

  • G20
  • USMCA

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