After the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic in the arrival of foreign capital during 2020, Guanajuato led the recovery of the capture of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) last year.

At the national level, FDI grew 13.2% at an annual rate in 2021, after registering a fall of 18.8% in 2020; This recovery trend was led by the state of Guanajuato with an annual increase of 775.9%, preliminary figures for 4Q 2021 according to data from the Ministry of Economy.

Foreign investment in Guanajuato territory amounted to 1,745 million dollars (mdd), 119.2% more than in 2019, the pre-pandemic year, and by amount, it was the highest in the last three years.

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By type of investment, the 1,745 million dollars of FDI corresponds to 44.4% of accounts between companies, 30.1% of new investments and 25.5% of reinvestment of profits.

The item of new investments stands out, since in addition to presenting an annual increase of 69.5%, it expressed confidence of foreign investors to inject capital into the entity.

The dynamism of Guanajuato came from the automotive sector. The economic branches with the highest flow of FDI were the manufacture of automobiles and trucks (565 million dollars), the manufacture of auto parts (495 million dollars) and the manufacture of rubber products (144 million dollars).

While by country of origin, the largest investment amounts came from Japan (644 million dollars), the United States (438 million dollars), Spain (223 million dollars), Germany (148 million dollars) and France (135 million dollars).

The 1,745 million dollars from Guanajuato placed the entity in the sixth position of highest FDI capture, behind Chihuahua (1,843 million dollars), Jalisco (2,098 million dollars), Baja California (2,213 million dollars), Nuevo León (4,026 million dollars) and Mexico City (5,057 million dollars).

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Guanajuato was not the only entity to increase the arrival of foreign capital. In total, 15 states showed annual growth in their FDI during 2021, followed by four entities with triple-digit variations: Michoacán (278.5%), Chihuahua (190.4%), Guerrero (124.9%) and Quintana Roo (107.4 percent). .

Despite the fall, Mexico City is ranked first in the country for foreign investment, since it registered a total of 5,057 million dollars, although for the second consecutive year the entity presented a drop in the raising of foreign capital, mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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