Mexico

Key indicators

Total population (millions), 2007 ...........................109.6GDP (US$ billions), 2007.........................................893.4GDP per capita (US$), 2007................................8,478.7GDP (PPP) as share (%) of world total, 2007 .......2.07

Global Competitiveness Index

GCI 2008–2009.........................................................60......4.2

GCI 2007–2008 (out of 131)..................................................52........4.3GCI 2006–2007 (out of 122)..................................................52........4.2

Basic requirements.............................................................60........4.5

1st pillar: Institutions...........................................................97........3.52nd pillar: Infrastructure.....................................................68........3.53rd pillar: Macroeconomic stability..................................48........5.34th pillar: Health and primary education.........................65........5.6

Efficiency enhancers..........................................................55........4.2

5th pillar: Higher education and training.........................74........3.86th pillar: Goods market efficiency...................................73........4.17th pillar: Labor market efficiency..................................110........4.08th pillar: Financial market sophistication.......................66........4.39th pillar: Technological readiness...................................71........3.210th pillar: Market size........................................................11........5.5

Innovation and sophistication factors............................70........3.6

11th pillar: Business sophistication .................................58........4.212th pillar: Innovation..........................................................90........2.9

The most problematic factors for doing business

Inefficient government bureaucracy.........................18.4Corruption.......................................................................13.1Inadequate supply of infrastructure..........................10.3Restrictive labor regulations.......................................10.0Tax regulations................................................................8.8Access to financing........................................................7.7Tax rates...........................................................................7.6Crime and theft................................................................6.7Inadequately educated workforce...............................6.4Policy instability...............................................................3.9Poor work ethic in national labor force......................3.3Government instability/coups.......................................1.6Inflation.............................................................................1.6Foreign currency regulations........................................0.4Poor public health...........................................................0.3

Rank Score(out of 134) (1–7)

240

2 . 2 : C o u n t r y / E c o n o m y P r o f i l e s

GDP (PPP US$) per capita, 1980–2007

051015202530

Percent of responses

Note:From a list of 15 factors, respondents were asked to select the five most problematic for doing business in their country and to rank them between1 (most problematic) and 5. The bars in the figure show the responses weighted according to their rankings.

Transition1–2

Transition2–3FactordrivenEfficiencydrivenInnovationdriven

3Stage of development