Mexico | After 6 months of increases, remittances fall -3.6%

Data from the 2025 EIC indicate that Mexico has 1.88 million remittance-receiving households (4.7% of all households). Of these, 50.8% are headed by women, and 59.5% are located in rural or semi-rural areas. Despite the latter, these households have higher ownership rates for certain household assets.

Key points

• Key points:
• Remittance inflows to Mexico reached 5,452 million US dollars last August (-3.6%), breaking a six-month consecutive upward streak recorded between February and July.
• Structurally, we estimate weak or even negative growth in the flow of remittances to Mexico during the coming months of September, October, and November. However, the appreciation of the US dollar could be a cyclical factor that provides a boost to these incomes.
• The number of households in Mexico receiving remittances increased from 1.77 million to 1.88 million between 2020 and 2025. Nevertheless, the proportion of these households relative to the national total fell from 5.1% to 4.7% over the same period.
• A total of 59.5% of remittance-receiving households are located in rural or semi-rural areas, which is partly associated with dwellings built using more precarious or lower-cost materials. Additionally, 50.8% of remittance-receiving households are headed by women.
• Despite the high level of rurality, remittance-receiving households exhibit a higher ownership rate of refrigerators (93.8% vs. 91.7%), washing machines (81.0% vs. 79.0%), and motorcycles or scooters (24.6% vs. 19.6%) compared to households without remittances. This could suggest that remittance income contributes to increasing household ownership of certain goods.

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