Mexico is the second largest economy in Latin America and its proximity to the economic juggernaut that is the US has helped support strong growth, with some intervening ups and downs, over the course of the last two decades.

In its interim report on the economic outlook in September 2021 the OECD lifted its growth forecast for Mexico for 2021 from 5% to 6.3% and for 2022 from 3.2% to 3.4%. The government led by Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has also recently announced plans to address tax issues and ease austerity measures in its latest budget to support the economy.

Like many countries Mexico is having to tackle the issue of inflation, with its central bank among several in emerging markets to increase interest rates in recent months to address the problem of rising prices.

In June consultants at Deloitte noted the role exports were playing in Mexico’s economic rebound: ‘The bold recovery of the American economy is bolstering Mexican exports to its northern neighbour. The trade balance saw a surplus of $26.6 billion, or 2.4% of GDP, in 2020, the highest level recorded since data became available in 1993.

‘In March 2021, exports grew 31% year over year to reach $43 billion, the largest expansion in almost a decade. This growth was driven by machinery and metal manufacturing, which expanded 6.6%; electronics and professional equipment also registered expansions of 21.3% and 14.5%, respectively.’

This outlook is part of a series being sponsored by Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. For more information on the trust, visit here.

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