Overview
- Mexico’s Secretaría de Economía reported $1,034 million in Spanish foreign direct investment for January–December 2024, making Spain the largest EU investor in Mexico.
- King Felipe VI is due to meet President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City next week in a visit organized around commercial and diplomatic talks.
- President Sheinbaum said conversations with the king have already touched on trade and economic ties and quoted him stressing the UN Charter, self-determination of peoples, and peace.
- Spanish investment is concentrated in Quintana Roo, Baja California and Nayarit, according to the economy ministry’s breakdown.
- Q1 2026 remittance flows show Mexico received $12.1 million from Spain while Spain received $6.48 million from Mexico, underscoring person-to-person financial links that complement official investment ties.