Mexico’s current account posted a surplus of $8.93 billion in the second quarter of 2026, rebounding from a $4.46 billion deficit a year earlier. The surplus reflected a $6.35 billion surplus in the goods and services balance, a $13.25 billion deficit in the primary income balance and a $15.82 billion surplus in the secondary income balance. The goods and services surplus resulted from a $10.82 billion surplus in the goods balance, partially offset by a $4.46 billion deficit in the services balance. As a share of GDP, the current account surplus stood at 1.7% in the second quarter of 2026, compared with a 1.0% deficit in the same period of 2025. source: Banco de México

Mexico recorded a Current Account surplus of 8927 USD Million in the second quarter of 2026. Current Account in Mexico averaged -1742.73 USD Million from 1950 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 17332.94 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2020 and a record low of -24267.76 USD Million in the first quarter of 2024. This page provides - Mexico Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Mexico Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

Mexico recorded a Current Account surplus of 8927 USD Million in the second quarter of 2026. Current Account in Mexico is expected to be 1200.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Mexico Current Account is projected to trend around 1300.00 USD Million in 2027 and -2100.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-25 03:00 PM
Current Account
Q1 $-15878M $7735M $-9379M $-10000.0M
2026-08-25 03:00 PM
Current Account
Q2 $8927M $-18231M $2500.0M
2026-11-25 03:00 PM
Current Account
Q3 $8927M $1200.0M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Capital Flows 10.87 4.48 USD Million Jun 2026
Current Account 8927.00 -18231.00 USD Million Jun 2026
Current Account to GDP -0.40 -0.90 percent of GDP Dec 2025
External Debt 662813.30 649037.00 USD Million Jun 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 2370.10 22438.40 USD Million Jun 2026
Non Oil Exports 76428.90 79432.10 USD Million Aug 2026
Oil Exports 1581.60 1987.90 USD Million Aug 2026
Remittances 16060.81 14698.43 USD Million Jun 2026
Terms of Trade 49.62 50.29 points Jul 2026


Mexico Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8927.00 -18231.00 17332.94 -24267.76 1950 - 2026 USD Million Quarterly
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Mexico Current Account Swings to Surplus in 2Q
Mexico’s current account posted a surplus of $8.93 billion in the second quarter of 2026, rebounding from a $4.46 billion deficit a year earlier. The surplus reflected a $6.35 billion surplus in the goods and services balance, a $13.25 billion deficit in the primary income balance and a $15.82 billion surplus in the secondary income balance. The goods and services surplus resulted from a $10.82 billion surplus in the goods balance, partially offset by a $4.46 billion deficit in the services balance. As a share of GDP, the current account surplus stood at 1.7% in the second quarter of 2026, compared with a 1.0% deficit in the same period of 2025.
2026-08-25
Mexico Current Account Deficit Widens in Q1 2026
Mexico’s current account posted a deficit of $15.88 billion in the first quarter of 2026, widening from a $13.34 billion gap in the same period of 2025 and missing forecasts of a $9.38 billion deficit. The January–March deficit reflected a $2.41 billion shortfall in the goods and services balance and a $28.06 billion deficit in the primary income balance, partly offset by a $14.59 billion surplus in the secondary income balance. Compared with a year earlier, Mexico recorded wider deficits in the petroleum trade balance, services balance, and primary income balance. Meanwhile, larger surpluses in the non-petroleum trade balance and secondary income balance helped cushion the deterioration. As a share of GDP, the current account deficit stood at 3.1% in Q1 2026, broadly stable from the 3.2% deficit recorded a year earlier.
2026-05-25
Mexico’s Q4 Current Account Surplus Narrows
Mexico recorded a Q4 2025 current account surplus of $7.7 billion, down from $10.8 billion a year earlier. The goods trade surplus widened to $183.4 billion (from $162.1 billion), while the services surplus rose to $20.2 billion (from $18.6 billion). Primary income climbed to $11.9 billion (from $10.2 billion), and secondary income edged up slightly to $0.331 billion (from $0.327 billion).
2026-02-25