The Venture Capital & Private Equity
Country Attractiveness Index
Alexander Groh, Heinrich Liechtenstein, Karsten Lieser and Markus Biesinger

Mexico  
Rank: 38 · Score: 57.6  

Basic facts        
Population (millions) 127.5   IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) 3rd
GDP (US$ billions) 1,414.4   M&A volume (quartile) 3rd
GDP per capita (US$) 11,092.7   Venture capital investments (quartile) Top
GDP growth (per cent) 1.8   Private equity investments (quartile) Top
 
 
 
Performance Overview
Indicator   Rank / 125 Rank Trend Score
VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index 38 93, 93, 93, 86, 87 57.6
1 Economic Activity 10 110, 104, 110, 115, 115 89.1
2 Depth of Capital Market 32 100, 96, 95, 91, 93 58.2
3 Taxation 100 39, 39, 31, 28, 25 72.0
4 Investor Protection and Corporate Governance 68 60, 56, 54, 57, 57 63.6
5 Human and Social Environment 73 50, 49, 51, 50, 52 29.4
6 Entrepreneurial Opportunities 40 90, 90, 87, 88, 85 58.9


 
Historic performance, 2019-2023   Key driver performance, 2023
 

   
VC/PE Rank  
VC Rank  
PE Rank
Mexico  
Latin America
 
 
 
Peer Group Comparison
 
Regional Peers Economic Activity Depth of Capital Market Taxation Investor Protection and
Corporate Governance
Human and Social
Environment
Entrepreneurial
Opportunites
Mexico 89.1 58.2 72.0 63.6 29.4 58.9
Brazil 82.0 72.9 10.2 55.1 30.4 59.4
Chile 73.2 36.7 82.0 79.3 39.3 56.3
Colombia 72.8 34.3 28.6 66.8 31.6 53.1
Peru 78.8 33.0 73.3 60.9 23.2 44.4
Argentina 77.3 30.9 28.2 53.8 25.8 49.7
Jamaica 55.9 30.4 76.2 67.6 32.1 37.2
Last updated: 4 Nov 2023