• Young Population
• Growing Middle Class
• Strong Macroeconomic Fundamentals
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
U.S. COMPANIES
Mexico is a modern country full of opportunities and there has never been a better time to consider it as a source of growth for U.S. companies.
MEXICO'S MOMENT IS NOW
Carlos Loret de Mola
News Anchor
GROWING POPULATION
128.6 MILLION PEOPLE AND INCREASING AT 1% TO 2010
PROJECTED TO SURPASS 140 MILLION IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS
YOUNG & DYNAMIC
63% BELOW 35 YEARS OLD
1
2
• 11th largest economy in the world1
• Leader in Latin America with sound economic
indicators that show strong ongoing performance2
• Growing wealthier – more than half of the population
are middle-class (48.3% of population), millionaires
or billionaires (7% of population)3
SOURCES
1 World GDP Ranking 2015, GDP based on PPP valuation (http://knoema.com/nwnfkne/world-gdp-ranking-2015-data-and-charts)
2 Bank of America/Merrill Lynch “Mexico in Focus : GEM Fixed Income Strategy & Economics” May 28, 2015
3 The World Bank, June 6, 2015 (http://data.worldbank.org/country/mexico)
PURCHASING POWER
SOURCE: eMarketer2015
Angelique Boyer
Telenovela Actress
TECHNOLOGY
• 65 million internet users
(Nearly 54% penetration of the entire Mexican population)
• 62.5 million smartphone users
(Nearly 60% of all mobile connections in Mexico)
SOURCE
eMarketer 2014
IN 2014, MEXICAN TRAVELERS
ADDED $19.3 BILLION TO
THE U.S. ECONOMY
Eating
Education
Shopping
Entertainment
Transportation
Accomodations
VISITS FROM MEXICO TO THE U.S.
HAVE INCREASED 358%
OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS
More than visitors from the United Kingdom, Japan, Brazil, China, Germany, France and South Korea combined
Galilea Montijo
Co-Anchor Hoy TV Show
SOURCE: 2014 U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, National Travel and Tourism Office. For all purposes including education.
VISITS FROM MEXICO TO THE U.S.
HAVE INCREASED 358%
OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS
With disposable incomes rising, Mexicans are more willing
and able to invest in a wide variety of categories
Guillermo Schutz
Sports Anchor
SOURCE: UK Trade & Investment Team, British Embassy in Mexico, September 2013
SPENDING ACROSS MANY CATEGORIES
With a growing population, and positive economic outlook,
Mexican consumption continues to experience positive growth!
William Levy
Telenovela Actor
THE OPPORTUNITY IS FOR COMPANIES:
With destinations in the U.S.
With online/mobile solutions accessible from Mexico
With physical presence in Mexico
CONSUMERS WILLING
& ABLE TO SPEND
Mexico’s retail environment is growing and evolving due
to the country’s dynamic economic and demographic
outlook
Andrea Legarreta
Co-Anchor Hoy TV show
2014 RETAIL SALES $112 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS AND GROWING!
Source: UK Trade & Investment Team, British Embassy in Mexico, September 2013
PHYSICAL & ONLINE GROWTH
