Strategic Lens

Critical minerals: Mexico and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, Mexico sold USD 408 million of critical minerals and metals to United States and bought USD 2.15 billion from it.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United States sold USD 2.15 billion of critical minerals and metals, against USD 408 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

Mexico's exports to United States: critical minerals and metals

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Mexico

2019: 656.4Low 121.4 / High 811.42025: 408

2019656.4
2020580.1
2021811.4
2022690.5
2023121.4
2024149.9
2025408

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Mexico's imports from United States: critical minerals and metals

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Mexico

2019: 1.29Low 0.93 / High 2.22025: 2.15

20191.29
20201.71
20211.31
20220.93
20231.22
20242.2
20252.15

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026