Overview
- The state reports poverty fell from 27% to 17% between 2022 and 2024, lifting about 177,000 people, citing INEGI figures.
- For 2025, officials cited $1.064 billion in foreign direct investment, 14 new lodging centers adding 5,433 rooms, and more than 21 million visitors alongside 7.7 million cruise passengers and 33 million air passengers.
- Authorities are promoting the Cancún Financial and Technology District targeting about $1.2 billion in investment and over 30,000 direct and indirect jobs to diversify the economy.
- Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the state says Cancún airport has direct links to all 16 host cities and will host team base camps including Uruguay, with Fan Fest activities and a special security operation planned.
- President Sheinbaum praised sargassum monitoring, containment barriers and offshore collection, while Governor Lezama highlighted federal, military and local coordination and noted projects such as the Tren Maya, the Nichupté bridge and new hospitals.