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Puerto Rico

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Jan-Jun 2024: US$11.1k, Foreign Direct Investment

About Puerto Rico

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The main sale from Mexico to Puerto Rico in 2023 was Motor Cars and other Vehicles Principally Designed Cars for Transport of Persons (US$270M). The main origins of sales to Puerto Rico were Ciudad de México (US$314M), Nuevo León (US$196M), and Estado de México (US$149M).

The main product bought by Mexico from Puerto Rico in 2023 was Medicaments Consisting of Mixed or Unmixed Products, Preparations for Therapeutic or Prophylactic Uses (US$239M). The main destinations of purchases made to Puerto Rico were Ciudad de México (US$482M), Chihuahua (US$14.9M), and Nuevo León (US$14M).

In the period January to June 2024, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Puerto Rico to Mexico is US$11.1k. In the same period, the states that received the highest FDI from Puerto Rico were Jalisco (Confidential).

Finally, in terms of immigration to Mexico, 298 inmigrants from Puerto Rico were registered in 2020, 58.4% women and 41.6% men. The states with the highest concentration of inmigrants from Puerto Rico were Jalisco (119 people), Puebla (101 people), and San Luis Potosí (22 people).

Commercial Exchange

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The icons show the percentage share of Puerto Rico in Mexico's imports and exports, as well as the net trade balance between the two countries.

Data provided by Bank of Mexico.

Net International Exchange

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In July 2024, the international sales from Mexico to Puerto Rico were US$82.6M, while international purchases reached US$55.2M. The above results in a trade balance of US$27.5M.

Annual International Trade

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The main sale from Mexico to Puerto Rico in 2023 was Motor Cars and other Vehicles Principally Designed Cars for Transport of Persons (US$270M). The main origins of sales to Puerto Rico were Ciudad de México (US$314M), Nuevo León (US$196M), and Estado de México (US$149M).

The main product bought by Mexico from Puerto Rico in 2023 was Medicaments Consisting of Mixed or Unmixed Products, Preparations for Therapeutic or Prophylactic Uses (US$239M). The main destinations of purchases made to Puerto Rico were Ciudad de México (US$482M), Chihuahua (US$14.9M), and Nuevo León (US$14M).

Monthly International Trade

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The main sale from Mexico to Puerto Rico in July 2024 was Motor Cars and other Vehicles Principally Designed Cars for Transport of Persons (US$8.33M). The main origins of sales to Puerto Rico were Ciudad de México (US$23.4M), Nuevo León (US$12.5M), and Estado de México (US$5.31M).

The main product bought by Mexico from Puerto Rico in July 2024 was Other Blood Fractions and Immunological Products, whether or not Modified or Obtained by Biotechnological Processes (US$33.7M). The main destinations of purchases made to Puerto Rico were Ciudad de México (US$53.3M), Estado de México (US$638k), and Baja California (US$418k).

Net Trade Balance

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In 2023, the states with the highest commercial exchange (international sales minus international purchases) with were Nuevo León (US$184M), Estado de México (US$142M), and Guanajuato (US$129M).

Foreign Direct Investment

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Foreign Direct Investment Flow

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From January 1999 to June 2024, Mexico has received a total of US$4.55M in FDI from Puerto Rico, distributed in inter-company debts (US$4.58M) and equity capital (-US$28.5k).

Foreign Direct Investment by States

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From January to June 2024, the states that received the highest FDI from Puerto Rico were Jalisco (Confidential).

Historically (from January 1999 to June 2024) the states that have received the most FDI from Puerto Rico are Ciudad de México (US$2.98M), Nuevo León (US$1.53M), and Yucatán (Confidential).

Immigration from Puerto Rico

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The map shows the destination states of migrants from Puerto Rico to Mexico in recent years. The bar chart shows the main causes of migration.

The states with the highest concentration of migrants from Puerto Rico were Jalisco (119 people), Puebla (101 people), and San Luis Potosí (22 people).

The main reasons of migration from Puerto Rico to Mexico in recent years were economical (119 people) and personal (106 people).

Diversity of immigrants

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The graph shows the population pyramid of the migrant population from Puerto Rico to Mexico in recent years.

298 inmigrants from Puerto Rico were registered, 58.4% women and 41.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest migrant population from Puerto Rico were 35 to 39 years (119 people), 45 to 49 years (103 people), and 55 to 59 years (29 people). These concentrated 84.2% of the total migrant population.