Mexico maintained its position at 62 in the Global Opportunity Index 2025, developed by the California think tank The Milken Institute. Despite deterioration in areas such as business perception and economic fundamentals, advances in financial services, institutional framework, international standards, and policies compensated for this situation. The index is a tool for evaluating the attractiveness of foreign investment opportunities in over 100 countries worldwide.
Within the Latin America region, Chile remains the leader at 40, followed by Uruguay and Costa Rica in 44 and 47 respectively. Mexico, for its part, ranks as the second country with the highest attraction for Foreign Direct Investment, after Brazil.
In the realm of business perception, Mexico fell to 61 in the 2025 index from 53 the previous year. Regarding Economic Fundamentals, the decline was to 63 from 55 the prior year. However, Financial Services improved to 65 from 72, while the Institutional Framework was positioned at 65 compared to 67 the previous year, and in International Standards and Policy it occupied position 62 compared to 66 in 2024.
In relation to Brazil, Mexico stands out in resolving insolvencies, taking approximately 1.8 years with a recovery rate of 64 cents per dollar, while in Brazil this process takes nearly 4 years and the recovery rate is only 18 cents per dollar, as the report explains.
The index emphasizes the Latin America and Caribbean region, which has been a popular destination for foreign investment in recent years, attracting nearly half of the Foreign Direct Investment from emerging markets. Mexico and Brazil have maintained their dominant roles in attracting FDI with 56.3% of all flows to the region, although Mexico's participation has declined due to a drop in its investment portfolio.
In Mexico, 53.2% of FDI was reinvested earnings, 36.8% was equity, and 10% intercompany loans. By sectors, 47.2% was allocated to services, 42.5% to manufacturing, and 10.3% to natural resources. The report highlights that countries in the region continue to face challenges such as income inequality, weak public governance, security concerns, and exposure to climate risks.
