Officially the United Mexican States, Mexico imported US$663.6 billion worth of products from around the globe in 2025.

That projected dollar amount results from a 31.2% advance compared to $505.7 billion five years earlier during 2021.

From 2024 to 2025, the total value of Mexican import purchases grew by 4.2% starting from $636.8 billion.

Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, the Mexican peso depreciated by -5.8% against the US dollar since 2021 but appreciated by 4.9% from 2024 to 2025. Mexico’s stronger local currency compared to 2021 makes its imports paid for in stronger US dollars relatively more expensive when converted starting from the Mexican peso.

Where Mexico’s Imports Come From

The latest available country-specific data shows that 86.7% of products imported by Mexico was sold by exporters in: United States of America (37.7% of the Mexican total), mainland China (20.1%), Taiwan (7.0%), South Korea (3.5%), Vietnam (3.4%), Germany (2.9%), Japan (2.8%), Malaysia (2.4%), Thailand (2.0%), Canada (1.9%), Brazil (1.7%) and Italy (1.5%).

From a continental perspective, approaching half (45.4%) of Mexico’s total imports by value in 2025 was purchased from Asian entities. Trade partners in fellow North American nations satisfied 39.8% of Mexican import purchases while another 10.7% worth originated from Europe.

Smaller percentages came from suppliers in Latin America (3.7%) plus the Caribbean, Africa (0.3%), then Oceania (0.1%) led by New Zealand and Australia.

Given Mexico’s population of 133.4 million people, its total US$663.6 billion in 2025 imports translates to roughly $5,000 in yearly product demand from every person in the southernmost North American country. That dollar metric outpaces the average $4,300 per capita for 2024.

Mexico’s Top 10 Imports

The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Mexico’s import purchases during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Mexico.

1. Machinery including computers: US$144.5 billion (21.8% of total imports)
2. Electrical machinery, equipment: $139.7 billion (21.1%)
3. Vehicles: $62.7 billion (9.5%)
4. Mineral fuels including oil: $37 billion (5.6%)
5. Plastics, plastic articles: $30.7 billion (4.6%)
6. Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $18.5 billion (2.8%)
7. Iron, steel: $16.4 billion (2.5%)
8. Aluminum: $10.6 billion (1.6%)
9. Articles of iron or steel: $10.4 billion (1.6%)
10. Organic chemicals: $10.1 billion (1.5%)

Mexico’s top 10 imported product categories approached three-quarters (72.4%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.

Growth among Mexico’s leading imported product categories belonged to Mexican purchases of machinery including computers (up 31.7% from 2024), electrical machinery and equipment (up 6.5%) then aluminum (up 3.3%).

The severest decliners were Mexican imports of iron and steel (down -19.2% from 2024) then mineral fuels including oil (down -9.8%).

Note that the results listed above are at the categorized two-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level.

The research below presents a more detailed view of imported goods at the four-digit HTS code level.

From the four-digit HTS code perspective, Mexican buyers spent the most on imported on computer parts or accessories (5.2% of Mexico’s total imports), computers or optical readers (5%), automobile parts or accessories (4.9%), electronic integrated circuits (4.4%), processed petroleum oils (3.6%), phone devices including smartphones (3.2%), cars (2.9%), petroleum gases (1.6%), insulated wire or cable (1.4%) then lower-voltage switches or fuses (also 1.4%).

Mexico’s Imports of Machinery Including Computers

Mexican importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery including computers.

1. Computer parts, accessories: US$34.8 billion (up 115.8% from 2024)
2. Computers, optical readers: $33.2 billion (up 148.9%)
3. Piston engines: $5.5 billion (up 15.1%)
4. Air or vacuum pumps: $5.51 billion (up 3.3%)
5. Engines (diesel): $5.45 billion (down -17.8%)
6. Turbo-jets: $4.65 billion (up 27.6%)
7. Taps, valves, similar appliances: $4.61 billion (down -3.8%)
8. Miscellaneous machinery: $4.4 billion (down -5.8%)
9. Piston engine parts: $4.2 billion (down -3.5%)
10. Transmission shafts, gears, clutches: $4 billion (down -0.1%)

Among these import subcategories, Mexican purchases of computers or optical readers (up 148.9%), computer parts and accessories (up 115.8%) then turbo-jets (up 27.6%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery among Mexican businesses and consumers.

Mexico’s Imports of Electrical Products

Mexican importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of electronic equipment including consumer electronics.

1. Integrated circuits/microassemblies: US$29 billion (up 12.9% from 2024)
2. Phone devices including smartphones: $20.9 billion (up 20.3%)
3. Insulated wire/cable: $9.5 billion (up 19.7%)
4. Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $9.2 billion (up 4.9%)
5. Electrical converters/power units: $7.4 billion (up 10.3%)
6. Flat panel displays: $5.8 billion (up 2.9%)
7. Electric storage batteries: $5.2 billion (down -21.5%)
8. Unrecorded sound media: $5.19 billion (up 5.6%)
9. Electric circuit parts, fuses, switches: $5.1 billion (up 0.4%)
10. TV/radio/radar device parts: $4.2 billion (up 9.4%)

Among these import subcategories, Mexican purchases of phone devices including smartphones (up 20.3%), insulated wire or cable (up 19.7%) then electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies (up 12.9%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported electronics among Mexican businesses and consumers.

Mexico’s Imports of Vehicles and Related Products

Mexican importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of vehicles.

1. Automobile parts/accessories: US$32.5 billion (down -5.4% from 2024)
2. Cars: $19.5 billion (up 10.1%)
3. Trucks: $4.3 billion (down -13.7%)
4. Trailers: $1.2 billion (down -20.5%)
5. Motorcycle parts/accessories: $904.6 million (down -2.4%)
6. Motorcycles: $642.3 million (down -13.5%)
7. Tractors: $631.5 million (down -46.6%)
8. Automobile bodies: $237.3 million (up 36%)
9. Public-transport vehicles: $231 million (down -4.8%)
10. Special purpose vehicles: $220.2 million (down -52.4%)

Among these import subcategories, Mexican purchases of automobile bodies (up 36%) and cars (up 10.1%) grew from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported vehicles among Mexican businesses and consumers.

Mexico’s Imports of Mineral Fuels and Related Products

Mexican importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of mineral fuels-related products.

1. Processed petroleum oils: US$24.1 billion (down -21.5% from 2024)
2. Petroleum gases: $10.9 billion (up 40.1%)
3. Petroleum oil residues: $354.3 million (down -15.8%)
4. Petroleum jelly, mineral waxes: $295 million (down -4.4%)
5. Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation): $80.7 million (up 3.9%)
6. Electrical energy: $43.1 million (down -9.4%)
7. Coke, semi-coke: $37 million (down -2.1%)
8. Peat: $30.5 million (down -4.8%)
9. Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $13.9 million (down -27.9%)
10. Asphalt/petroleum bitumen mixes: $4.9 million (up 8%)

Among these import subcategories, Mexican purchases of petroleum gases (up 40.1%), asphalt or petroleum bitumen mixes (up 8%) then high-temperature distilled coal tar oils (up 3.9%) grew from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of mineral fuels-related imports among Mexican businesses and consumers.
 

 

See also Mexico’s Top 10 Exports, Mexico’s Top Trading Partners, Mexico’s Top 10 Major Export Companies and United States Top 10 Imports

Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Country Profiles. Accessed on May 14, 2026

EXCHANGE-RATES.org, Exchange Rates selected indicators (Domestic Currency per U.S. dollar, period average). Accessed on May 14, 2026

International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on May 14, 2026

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 14, 2026