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Japan and Mexico

First country

Second country

In 2025, Japan sold USD 12.1 billion of goods to Mexico and bought USD 7.02 billion from it. The DESTA database lists 3 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018). Both are members of the G20, the OECD and APEC. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 77 percent in 2023, and 77 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Benefits

  • BothComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP), signed 2018 and in force since 2018.
  • BothBoth are members of the G20, the OECD and APEC.
  • BothThe number of people born in Japan who live in Mexico rose from 3 thousand in 1990 to 7 thousand in 2024.

Constraints

  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by Mexico to Japan in 2025: Japan reports USD 7.02 billion and Mexico reports USD 4.03 billion.
  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils fell 92 percent, from USD 395 million in 2019 to USD 31.2 million in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Mexico sold USD 167 million of critical minerals and metals, and Japan sold almost none.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); DESTA: Design of Trade Agreements database, version 02_03 (retrieved 25 September 2026); Wikidata, statements on membership (property P463) (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 19.1 billion
2025, as reported by Japan
Japan to Mexico
USD 12.1 billion
2025, as reported by Japan
Mexico to Japan
USD 7.02 billion
2025, as reported by Japan

What connects Japan and Mexico

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Japan sold USD 12.1 billion of goods to Mexico and bought USD 7.02 billion from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, Japan sold USD 31.0 million of mineral fuels and oils to Mexico.Critical mineralsIn 2025, Mexico sold USD 167 million of critical minerals and metals to Japan.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Japan sold USD 45.9 million of agricultural and food products to Mexico and bought USD 1.05 billion from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Japan sold USD 7.01 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Mexico and bought USD 2.40 billion from it.TechnologyIn 2025, Japan sold USD 2.08 billion of electrical and electronic equipment to Mexico and bought USD 970 million from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, Japan sold USD 6.6 million of pharmaceutical products to Mexico and bought USD 100 million from it.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 3 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018).Multilateral alignmentBoth are members of the G20, the OECD and APEC. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 77 percent in 2023, and 77 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 7 thousand people born in Japan lived in Mexico, and 4 thousand people born in Mexico lived in Japan.

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