Of the $1.0656 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) received by the state of Chihuahua in 2025, the majority of the funds came from the United States, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, and Japan.
This information was released by the Private Sector Competitive Intelligence Platform (PICsp), using data from the Ministry of Economy. The report highlighted that the state ranked among the top eight states in the country for attracting foreign capital last year.
The United States remained the leading investor in Chihuahua and Mexico’s most important trading partner. In 2025, the U.S. accounted for $660.7 million in accumulated investment, representing 62 percent of the total FDI received by the state.
Germany ranked second, with an investment of $91.2 million. Ireland followed with $88.7 million, Sweden with $65.4 million, and Japan with $41.7 million.
Together, these five countries accounted for 89 percent of the total foreign direct investment received by Chihuahua during 2025, while the remaining 11 percent came from other nations that also have productive projects in the state.
Nationally, Chihuahua received 2.6 percent of the total foreign direct investment registered in Mexico that year, positioning it as the eighth state with the highest foreign capital inflow in the country.
Regarding the origin of the funds, the majority corresponded to reinvestment of profits by companies already established in the state. This represented $533.7 million, equivalent to 50.1 percent of the total.
The second most significant component was intercompany accounts, that is, resource transfers between parent companies and their subsidiaries, which totaled $501.8 million, representing 47.1 percent of the investment received.
Meanwhile, new investments—related to the arrival of new production projects or significant expansions—amounted to $30.1 million, a figure that represented 2.8 percent of the total attracted during the year.
According to the PICsp analysis, these indicators reflect the confidence of international companies in Chihuahua’s economic and industrial environment, as well as the state’s consolidation as one of the main destinations for foreign investment in sectors such as manufacturing, exports, and supply chains linked to international trade.
Source: oem
