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Download nowMexico is ranked as the 2nd largest economy in Latin America, after Brazil, with a total of $2,268,870 billion in GDP. Mexico is considered the leading exporter in the whole Latin America region.
Mexico is one of the most open economies in the world, with limited restriction to trade. Mexico has access to 50 countries through its mutually Free Trade Agreements:
Mexico’s Free Trade Agreements with the Pacific alliance comprise 41% (USD$2,707) of Latin American and Caribbean GDP.
Mexico’s Free Trade Agreement with the European Union shared 22.09% (USD$19,974) of the world’s GDP.
USMCA has a GDP of $24,440 which comprises 28% of the world’s GDP ($11,262) of the overall world’s GDP.
Mexico’s economy is diversified, including hi-tech industries, oil production, mineral exploitation, and manufacturing.
According to the latest data from the World Bank, agriculture accounted for 3.8% of Mexico’s GDP in 2020 and employed 12.4% of the country’s active population in 2019.
Main customers | 2019 (% of exports) |
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United States | 77.85% |
Canada | 3.10% |
Germany | 1.54% |
China | 1.50% |
Brazil | 0.92% |
Japan | 0.85% |
Colombia | 0.76% |
United Kingdom | 0.61% |
Main suppliers | 2019 (% of imports) |
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United States | 45.28% |
China | 18.24% |
Japan | 3.94% |
Germany | 3.89% |
Malaysia | 2.54% |
Canada | 2.16% |
Brazil | 1.46% |
Italy | 1.34% |
Setting up a business in Mexico may have its challenges. We would help you understand and guide you throughout the whole process of starting a business in Mexico.
Mexican residents and foreign companies with their principal place of business in Mexico shall be considered Mexican tax residents and shall be subject to corporate taxes.
The corporate tax rate in Mexico is 30%.
Foreign companies duly established in Mexico are taxed on the income generated from their operations within Mexico. Foreign companies duly established in Mexico are subject to the same tax rates as Mexican residents.
Capital gains are subject to the standard corporate tax rates. Capital gains under Mexican law could come from the sale of fixed assets, shares, or real estate.
Mexican labor law establishes to corporations a profit-sharing of 10% of net profit with all employees, with a cap of 3 months’ salary or an average of the past three years.
Most real estate transactions range from 2% to 5% tax rate.
Mexico has been seeing a trade surplus in recent years. In 2020, exports of goods and services decreased by 7.3%, reaching USD 434.4 billion, while imports decreased by 14.8%, reaching USD 418.2 billion – taking the trade balance to a surplus of USD 34.4 billion.
Over recent years, the impact of the U.S.- China trade war has increased Mexican exports to the United States. Both, Mexico and the USA, benefit from production sharing, a process in which a product could sometimes be designed in the USA, assembled in Mexico, and returned to the USA for the final part of the production.
The country has signed a dozen free-trade agreements with about forty different countries of the world. Other trade advantages of Mexico include its free-trade agreement with the European Union since 2000, a trade agreement with Japan since 2005, and the 2012 foundation of the Pacific Alliance along with Colombia, Chile, and Peru. Mexico has a network of 11 FTAs with 46 countries, 32 Reciprocal Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (RIPPAs), and 9 trade agreements (Economic Complementation and Partial Scope Agreements) within the framework of the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI).
In addition, Mexico is an active participant in multilateral and regional organisms and forums such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the ALADI.
Manufacturing, Maquiladora and Export Service Industry (IMMEX) is a proprogram implemented by the Ministry of Economy to strengthen the competitiveness of the export sector. It applies to maquiladora and manufacturing industries that carry out various processes, such as the elaboration, repair or transformation of goods.
The IMMEX decree has become a valuable instrument to facilitate and promote foreign investment, since in addition to reducing the costs associated with foreign trade operations, it facilitates the adoption of new ways of doing and operating business.
This program has an implicit tax benefit, granting foreign manufacturing investors exemption from paying general import and export taxes, value added tax and countervailing duties.
There are two parties that benefit from this program:
I want to thank Lic. Mariana Loya for the good service provided in the incorporation of a company with foreign partners as well as the account setup of the company, achieving our goals with excellent results.
Tecnología ECCSA Representative
As part of the comments for the advice, management, and support to acquire the IMMEX program, we thank Lic. Mariana Loya and Lic. Juan Felipe Sanchez, for solving doubts and for always being there to guide us in the most objective way.
Minhoo Lee DPTCMX General Manager
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Marketing Arm Panamá, Inc. Representative