Between January and November 2025, bilateral trade between Mexico and the United States reached $802.3 billion, an unprecedented level for a similar period, according to official data from that country. This reaffirms Mexico’s position as the main trading partner of the world’s largest economy.
By now, the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce should have released the final figures for all of 2025 (as the National Institute of Statistics and Geography for Mexico did last Tuesday); however, its statistics were affected by the 43-day government shutdown at the end of last year.
Therefore, the United States is scheduled to publish its trade data for all of 2025 by February 19th.
Figures through November show that trade with Mexico accounted for 15.6 percent of U.S. trade, with an annual growth rate of 3.4 percent, reaching approximately $775.765 billion in the first 11 months of 2024.
Canada followed with $661.2 billion, equivalent to 12.9 percent of U.S. trade; while China ranked third with $385.2 billion, representing only 7.5 percent of the U.S. total.
In terms of exports to the U.S., Mexico led with $492.5 billion; followed by Canada with $351.2 billion and China with $287.3 billion.
In the case of imports from the US, Canada remains slightly ahead with $310 billion, but Mexico is closing in with $309.8 billion. Far behind in third place is China with only $97.9 billion.
Looking to November 2025 alone, Mexico consolidated its position as the US’s main trading partner with total trade of $71.1 billion, equivalent to 16 percent of total US trade. It also led in exports, with $44.5 billion, and in imports, with $26.6 billion.
Canada ranked one step lower with total trade of $53.7 billion, representing 12.1 percent of total US trade. Its exports to that country totaled $28.4 billion and its imports $25.3 billion. Meanwhile, China recorded bilateral trade of $28 billion, only 6.3 percent of the total, with exports of $21 billion and imports of just $7 billion.
Source: jornada
