The Economist – Mexico City
During the past year, The export engines of Mexico boosted the foreign trade of the country, however, different edges emerged over their future.
For example, Tariff threats from the United States violate the states that register the most outdoorswhile the southern region of the Mexican territory drew a descending trend.
According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), 32 federative entities added US $ 552,724 million in 2024, which meant an annual growth of 3.6%greater than the previous year (2.5%).
The first place corresponded to Chihuahua with US $ 75,394 million in merchandise exports; The second position was for Coahuila US $ 67,606 million and the third, for Nuevo León (US $ 57,310 million).
These states followed Tamaulipas, Guanajuato, Jalisco and Sonora, highlighting that among the border entities, which due to their location near the United States They show greater foreign trade dynamism, territories of the Bajío were located.
In fact, The ninth place went to San Luis Potosí with US $ 23,371 million, a state that also belongs to the Bajíoregion that in recent years, for its manufacturing vocation, has shown constant growth.
In addition, the potosine entity exceeded one of the country’s industrial engines, State of Mexico (US $ 22,860 million), which completed the Top 10 with more exports.
In this context, the 10 states with The highest export value showed positive annual variations last year, placing themselves at the top, of this groupl, Jalisco, displaying an increase of 11.9%.
The promotions of Foreign sales in Guanajuato (8.8%), Chihuahua (7.8%), Tamaulipas (7.7%) and Sonora (6.5%).
