Table of Contents

Did You Know?

Country Highlights

Country Snapshot

PESTLE Insights

Political Landscape

Economic Landscape

Social Landscape

Technological Landscape

Legal Landscape

Environmental Landscape

Outlook

PESTLE Insights: Macroeconomic Outlook Report - Mexico

Summary

Five major federal entities in Mexico generate approximately 44.6% of the country’s GDP and comprise 38.6% of the country’s population as of 2017, according to the OECD.

The mining, manufacturing and utilities sector contributed 24.8% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2018, followed by wholesale, retail and hotels, and financial intermediation, real estate and business activities which contributed 22.3% and 20.5%, respectively. According to MarketLine, the three sectors are expected to grow by 4.3%, 5.4% and 4.6%, respectively, in 2019.

Scope

- According to the Logistics Performance Index by the World Bank, Mexico’s rank improved from 54th in 2016 to 51st in 2018 (out of 160 countries).
- The Mexican government plans to invest US$25bn during 2019-2020 to boost infrastructure, investment and private consumption.
- Overall, the S&P/BMV IPC exhibited a downward trend over the last year. As of September 10, 2019, the S&P/BMV IPC stood at 42,588.1, compared to 48,848.7 on September 10, 2018.

Reasons to buy

- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.