Mexico is the 48 most competitive nation in the world out of 140 countries ranked in the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Competitiveness Rank in Mexico averaged 54.77 from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 66.00 in 2011 and a record low of 44.00 in 2017. source: World Economic Forum



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Business Confidence 48.10 48.40 points Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization 79.80 79.80 percent Dec 2025
Auto Production YoY 311.46 303.98 Thousand Units Feb 2026
Car Registrations 50018.00 61032.00 Units Feb 2026
Changes in Inventories 33922.30 36582.60 MXN Million Sep 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 102.72 102.25 points Feb 2026
Corruption Index 27.00 26.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 141.00 140.00 Dec 2025
Crude Oil Rigs 31.00 30.00 Feb 2026
Gold Production 5615.00 5615.00 Kg Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY -1.10 2.40 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production MoM -1.10 0.10 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production -3.00 1.30 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production 0.80 0.60 percent Jan 2026
Gross Fixed Investment YoY 0.00 -6.50 percent Dec 2025
Total Vehicle Sales 120608.00 133852.00 Units Feb 2026


Mexico Competitiveness Rank
The most recent 2018 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 140 economies. In 2018, the World Economic Forum introduced a new methodology emphasizing the role of human capital, innovation, resilience and agility, as not only drivers but also defining features of economic success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. As a result, the GCI scale changed to 1 to 100 from 1 to 7, with higher average score meaning higher degree of competitiveness. The report is made up of 98 variables organized into twelve pillars with the most important including: institutions; infrastructure; ICT adoption; macroeconomic stability; health; skills; product market; labour market; financial system; market size; business dynamism; and innovation capability.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
48.00 46.00 66.00 44.00 2007 - 2019 Yearly