COUNTRY PROFILE Mexico
Statistical tables Factor I: Economic Performance WORLD COMPETITIVENESS RANKING 2018 All data are available from the World Competitiveness Online. Visit our eshop 1
COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL MEXICO OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries) 41 39 45 48 CHALLENGES IN 2018 Improve Improve the the business business environment environment through through a better a better election election of of president to improve justice and security. Improve the relationship with the USA and other relevant economies in the world. Continue implementing structural reforms on education and energy. Promote a higher GDP growth (3 to 4%) by promoting internal market growth through innovation: Mexican Markets for Mexican Products. Promote higher investing in public infrastructure and housing. Provided Strategic Studies by: Center for Competitiveness, Saltillo Strategic Studies Center for Competitiveness, Saltillo BASIC FACTS Rank Capital Land area (square km '000) Mexico City 1,964 2017 Exchange Rate (per $) 18.927 2017 Population - market size (millions) 123.98 2017 8 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions) 1,150.1 2017 15 GDP (PPP) per capita (US$) 19,828 2017 50 Real GDP growth (%) 2.0 2017 45 Consumer price inflation (%) 6.04 2017 58 Unemployment rate (%) 3.42 2017 10 Labor force (millions) 54.70 2017 8 Current account balance (% of GDP) -1.20 2017 44 Direct investment stocks inward ($bn) 473.5 2016 16 Direct investment flows inward (% of GDP) 2.70 2017 27 COMPETITIVENESS LANDSCAPE Economic Performance Government Efficiency Business Efficiency Infrastructure Domestic Economy International Trade International Investment Employment Prices Public Finance Tax Policy Institutional Framework Business Legislation Societal Framework Productivity & Efficiency Labor Market Finance Management Practices Attitudes and Values Basic Infrastructure Technological Infrastructure Scientific Infrastructure Health and Environment Education 40 60 20 17 26 37 30 55 56 43 29 47 46 46 52 54 46 62 PEER GROUPS RANKINGS THE AMERICAS (9 countries) POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (29 countries) 4 4 4 4 4 18 16 20 22 22 2
COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - FACTOR BREAKDOWN MEXICO ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE 18 19 23 30 35 Sub-Factor Rankings : 2017 Domestic Economy 36 International Trade 60 International Investment 24 Employment 20 Prices 17 2018 40 60 20 17 26 GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY 41 41 46 54 Sub-Factor Rankings : 2017 Public Finance 43 Tax Policy 33 Institutional Framework 52 Business Legislation 47 Societal Framework 53 2018 37 30 55 56 BUSINESS EFFICIENCY 41 38 42 36 48 Sub-Factor Rankings : 2017 Productivity & Efficiency 43 Labor Market 23 Finance 44 Management Practices 40 Attitudes and Values 37 2018 43 29 47 46 46 INFRASTRUCTURE 52 53 55 55 Sub-Factor Rankings : 2017 Basic Infrastructure 50 Technological Infrastructure 55 Scientific Infrastructure 45 Health and Environment 47 Education 62 2018 52 54 46 62 3
WORLD COMPETITIVENESS DIGITAL RANKING 2018 All data are available from the World Competitiveness Online. Visit our eshop 4
DIGITAL TRENDS - OVERALL MEXICO OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries) Overall Alpha Alpha Factors Beta BetaLabel Gamma GammaLab Sub-Factors 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 6.5 4 4 2 2 8.5 4 4 2 2 10.5 4 4 2 2 54 52 53 Knowledge Talent Training & education Scientific concentration 46 45 42 50 Technology Regulatory framework Capital Technological framework 50 40 57 53 The direction of the triangle indicates the performance change from the last year: improved or stable declined Future readiness Adaptive attitudes Business agility IT integration OVERALL & FACTORS - 5 years OVERALL Knowledge Technology Future readiness 48 52 49 53 52 54 54 46 47 49 48 46 54 54 56 50 50 COMPETITIVENESS & DIGITAL RANKINGS Digital Competitiveness N.B. This graph provides only a comparison of the country s performance in the two rankings. 41 39 48 45 52 48 49 PEER GROUPS RANKINGS THE AMERICAS (9 countries) POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (29 countries) 5 4 4 4 4 21 19 20 20 20 5
u Overall top strengths w Overall top weaknesses FACTORS BREAKDOWN - STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES MEXICO KNOWLEDGE Subfactors Talent 52 44 53 52 Training & education 39 43 42 44 Scientific concentration 56 57 56 57 53 Talent Rank Rank Rank Training & education Scientific concentration Educational assessment PISA - Math 50 Employee training 54 Total expenditure on R&D (%) 50 International experience 28 Total public expenditure on education 54 Total R&D personnel per capita 54 Foreign highly-skilled personnel 31 Higher education achievement 53 Female researchers 31 Management of cities 54 u Pupil-teacher ratio (tertiary education) 8 u R&D productivity by publication 17 Digital/Technological skills 53 u Graduates in Sciences 16 Scientific and technical employment - Net flow of international students 35 Women with degrees High-tech patent grants 53 TECHNOLOGY Subfactors Regulatory framework 37 41 42 39 45 Capital 37 40 44 45 42 Technological framework 53 52 52 50 Regulatory framework Rank Capital Rank Technological framework Rank Starting a business 45 u IT & media stock market capitalization 10 w Communications technology 58 Enforcing contracts 32 Funding for technological development 54 Mobile Broadband subscribers 34 Immigration laws 27 Banking and financial services 45 Wireless broadband 52 w Development and app. of technology 55 Investment risk 35 w Internet users 57 Scientific research legislation 54 Venture capital Internet bandwidth speed 50 Intellectual property rights 50 Investment in Telecommunications 31 High-tech exports (%) 21 FUTURE READINESS Subfactors Adaptive attitudes 42 53 53 40 40 Business agility 58 57 58 55 57 IT integration 48 45 49 52 53 Adaptive attitudes Rank Business agility Rank IT integration Rank u E-Participation 14 Opportunities and threats 50 E-Government 45 Internet retailing 47 Innovative firms 45 Public-private partnerships Tablet possession 50 Agility of companies 47 w Cyber security 57 w Smartphone possession 55 Use of big data and analytics 49 Sofware piracy 44 Attitudes toward globalization 23 Knowledge transfer 48 6
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