Mexico's Major Exports: Oil, Autos, Electronics, Agriculture, and Tourism

Mexico is the 15th largest exporter globally ($593B, 2023), with a manufacturing-heavy, US-integrated export structure. The original answer listed imports; here are the actual major exports.

Top Export Categories (2023)

Key Structural Features

• USMCA integration: 83% exports to US/Canada; rules of origin drive regional value chains
• Maquiladora/IMMEX model: 65% manufacturing exports from foreign-owned plants (import components → assemble → export)
• Complexity: ECI rank #20 (Harvard Atlas) — sophisticated for income level; auto/electronics clusters
• Diversification: Moved from oil-dependent (80% 1982) to manufactured goods (90%+ now)

Major Export Companies

• Automotive: GM, Ford, Stellantis, VW, Nissan, Toyota, Kia, Audi, BMW, Mercedes (all Mexican-made)
• Electronics: Foxconn, Flex, Jabil, Sanmina, Samsung, LG, Intel (Guadalajara design center)
• Agri-food: Driscoll's, Mission Produce, Grupo Viz, Sukarne, Cuervo, Modelo, Bimbo
• Energy: PEMEX (state), private partners (Talos, Fieldwood, Renaissance)

What Mexico Imports (For Context)

The original answer described imports: refined petroleum, auto parts, electronic components, machinery, plastics, corn, soy — feeding the export machine. Mexico runs a manufacturing trade surplus but overall trade deficit with US (~$130B goods deficit 2023) due to energy/imported inputs.

Mexico's export success rests on geographic proximity, trade agreements, competitive labor, and 40 years of industrial policy—not raw material extraction alone.