Mexico

Mexico Population (World Bank): 130,262,220 (2021)

Metal/Ore Exports (% of Total Merchandise Exports, World Bank): 2.5% (2021)

Petroleum Production (Million barrels per day, EIA): 1,924 Mb/d (2021)

Human Development Index (World Rank, UNDP): 74

2021 Resource Governance Index Score, Mining Sector (NRGI): 59/100

2021 Resource Governance Index Score, Oil and Gas Sector (NRGI): 71/100

EITI Status: Low

Link to key economic information (Atlas of Economic Complexity)

Policy documents that include local content relevant provisions:

• Law of Hydrocarbons, 2014 (Spanish)

• Mexico’s Energy Reform, 2013 (Spanish)

Local Content Relevant News:

• August 2022 – Mexico creates state-run lithium company

• April 2022 - Mexico nationalizes lithium mining

• April 2021 – Incentives needed to increase local content in Mexico's oil and gas supply chain: panelists

• January 2020 – Mexican Ministry of Economy publishes resolutions to verify compliance with local content requirements regarding oil and gas exploration and production activities

Analysis and Case Studies:

• Guevara et al. (2022) – Economy-wide impact of conventional development policies in oil-exporting developing countries: The case of Mexico (Paywall)

• DAI Sustainable Business Group (2018) – Local Content Study

• Gaytán et al. (2018) – Mining and productive chains in Mexico: a comparative study using input-output state models (Spanish)

• Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (2016) – Local Content: Mexico - Petroleum

Relevant Initiatives:

• Sonora Mining Cluster (Spanish)

• Zacatecas Mining Cluster (Spanish)

• Chihuahua Mining Cluster (Spanish)