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A 5× surge, a collapse, and a new map of Mexico’s economy.
Latinometrics
July 10, 2025 • Reading Time: 2 minutes
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Twenty-five years ago Mexico stepped into the new century brimming with promise. NAFTA had just wiped away most tariff walls, foreign banks were buying into a once-shaken financial system, and mobile phones were still a luxury. GDP grew 5%, but few imagined how the economic map would be redrawn by 2025.
Today two sectors dominate that transformation. Finance and Insurance has soared by +442%, riding a wave of foreign ownership, fintech adoption, and a 2014 reform that opened credit lines to millions. Mass Media & Information—driven mainly by telecom—has increased by 425% after the 2013-14 competition overhaul slashed mobile data prices by more than 70%.
Finance and media: Mexico's 5x growth sectors
Mexico is now a country where nearly 9 in 10 citizens go online daily, and mobile payments zip from Oaxaca markets to Monterrey boardrooms.
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