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About

Canada-Mexico Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $6.76B to Mexico. The main products that Canada exported to Mexico were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1B), Rapeseed ($876M), and Rapeseed Oil ($326M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 43.7%, from $1.1B in 2017 to $6.76B in 2022.

In 2020, Canada exported services to Mexico worth $781M, with Royalties and license fees ($247M), Travel ($233M), and Computer and information services ($191M) being the largest in terms of value.

Mexico-Canada Trade: In 2022, Mexico exported $18.6B to Canada. The main products that Mexico exported to Canada were Cars ($3.59B), Delivery Trucks ($2.72B), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.19B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mexico to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 44.8%,  from $2.92B in 2017 to $18.6B in 2022.

In 2022, Mexico did not export any services to Canada.

Comparison: In 2022,  Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B). That same year, Mexico ranked 25 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 10 in total exports ($549B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Canada exported $6.76B to Mexico. The main products exported from Canada to Mexico were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1B), Rapeseed ($876M), and Rapeseed Oil ($326M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 43.7%, from $1.1B in 2017 to $6.76B in 2022.

In 2017, Mexico exported $18.6B to Canada. The main products exported from Mexico to Canada were Cars ($3.59B), Delivery Trucks ($2.72B), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.19B). During the last 22 years the exports of Mexico to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 44.8%, from $2.92B in 1995 to $18.6B in 2017.

Exports from Canada (Flag) to Mexico (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Mexico (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$438B
Mexico
Top Destination
United States$421B

This map shows whether countries import more from Canada or Mexico. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Canada and Mexico or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Mexico included United States ($438B), China ($25.4B), and Japan ($14.3B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mexico than Canada included Chinese Taipei ($7.86B), Spain ($5.41B), and Guatemala ($2.86B).

Difference in imports from Mexico (Flag) and Canada (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Canada - Mexico

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Canada and Mexico by product, considering products traded by both, Canada and Mexico.

During 2022, Canada had a large net trade with Mexico in the exports of Transportation ($1.51B), Vegetable Products ($1.23B), and Metals ($1.01B).

During 2017, Mexico had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Transportation ($9.17B), Machines ($6.41B), and Vegetable Products ($1.09B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Canada Mexico+$252MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
Top Product Potential Mexico Canada+$475MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Canada and Mexico. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Canada indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mexico. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Mexico indicates it has a comparative advantage over Canada.

Product Space of Canada (Flag) and Mexico (Flag) (2022)

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