Baja California, Nuevo León, and Sonora, states on the country’s northern border, have recorded the highest amounts of private investment announcements this year, according to the latest update from Data México, a platform operated by the Ministry of Economy (SE).
Through this indicator, the SE reports the investment expectations represented by the projects announced by companies in the 32 states.
In first place is Baja California, with $4,224.8 million in capital in 2025, which would represent the creation of 18,750 jobs. In terms of investment amounts, this state also has the highest number of jobs prospected.
In second place is Nuevo León, with more than $2,489.8 million, with a projected creation of 2,650 jobs.
Sonora is the state with the third largest amount of announced investment, representing more than $2.27 billion, which together will provide 1,000 new jobs.
The list of the 10 states with the largest amounts continues with Zacatecas ($1.57 billion), Tamaulipas ($1.14 billion), Querétaro ($824.6 million), Coahuila ($821.1 million), Guanajuato ($790.9 million), San Luis Potosí ($763.8 million), and the State of Mexico ($760.6 million).
While investment in manufacturing predominates in Mexico, in Baja California—which leads the announcements—the construction industry is the main driver, with 84% of the investment ($3.55 billion) classified in that sector.
The second largest sector is commerce, which accounts for 7.9% of the announced investment in that state ($334.3 million); followed by manufacturing, which accounts for 5.7% ($241.4 million).
With smaller contributions, services represent 1.5% ($64.7 million), mass media 0.7% ($31.2 million), and agribusiness 0.1% ($3.04 million).
The investment announced by the energy infrastructure company Sempra Infraestructura, for 3.55 billion pesos, strengthened Baja California’s position among the states with the highest investment expectations.
In March, the Mexican government announced this investment within the framework of Plan Mexico; Company executives announced that the 3.55 billion pesos would be used for various projects under development in Baja California, whose construction, at that time, already generated 19,000 direct and indirect jobs, according to information released by the federal government.
Among the company’s projects is the construction of the Cimarrón Wind Farm, which is expected to begin operations in the first half of 2026.
Cumulative Investment
According to Data México records, when accumulating the announced investment in the states between 2023, 2024, and the 2025 forecast, Nuevo León tops the list with more than $47,289.1 million.
Following this are Sonora ($18,473.9 million), Tamaulipas ($14,470 million), Querétaro ($14,196.1 million), and Oaxaca ($12,330.5 million), among other states.
The federal agency specifies that the distribution of investment expectations across the country shows that the north-central region remains dynamic, according to data accumulated from 2023 to the latest update in 2025.
Spurce: eleconomista
