Economy of Mexico
Economy of Mexico
Currency
Mexican peso (MXN, $)
Fiscal year
calendar
Trade
organisations
APEC, CARICOM, NAFTA,
OECD and WTO
Statistics
GDP
$1,559 billion[1] (2008)
GDP growth
3.2% (2008)
GDP per capita $14,932 (2009 est.)[1]
GDP by sector
agriculture: 4%, industry:
26.6%, services: 69.5%
(2007 est.)
Inflation (CPI)
5.78% (Central bank report
for October 2008)[2]
Population
below poverty
line
4.8% using food-based
definition of poverty; asset
based poverty amounted at
approximately 15%
(December 2008)
Labour force
44.71 million (2007 est.)
Labour force
by occupation
agriculture: 18%, industry:
24%, services: 58% (2003)
Unemployment 3.7% plus considerable
underemployment(26%)
(2007 est.)
Main
industries
Food and Beverages,
Aerospace, Electronics,
Tobacco, chemicals, Iron
and Steel, Petroleum,
Biotechnology, Mining,
Shipbuilding, Electricity,
Defense Products, Textiles,
Clothing, Motor vehicles,
Computers, consumer
durables, Information
Technologies, Tourism and
Ecotourism
External
Exports
$419.9 billion f.o.b. (2009
est.)
Export goods
Manufactured goods,
electronics, oil and oil
products, aircraft, silver,
computers and servers,
fruits, meats, consumer
electronics, processed foods,
vegetables, ships, coffee,
LCD screens, electricity,
biotechnology, cotton,
rolling stoc, automotive and
aircraft enigines, cellular
phones, metals, industrial
equipment, granite and
marble, lithium, batteries
Main export
partners
US 76.5%, Canada 6%,
Germany 1.7% (2008)
Imports
$283 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Import goods
steel mill products,
agricultural machinery,
electrical equipment, repair
parts for motor vehicles and
aircraft parts
Main import
partners
United States 55.5%,
Brazil 31.4%,
Chile 9.3%,
China 5.4%,
South Korea 5.4%,
Japan 4.1% (2008)
Public finances
Public Debt
$92.7 billion (October 2008)
Revenues
$391.2 billion (2008)
Expenses
$321.2 billion (2000 est.)
Economic aid
$189.4 million (2008)
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US
dollars
The economy of Mexi