Net energy imports in Mexico

Net imports covered 27.4% of energy use in Mexico in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Mexico, 2024 27.4% % of energy use
Change from 2023 +10.0percentage points 2023: 17.5%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Mexico (2024).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 48.0% Middle value of 37 countries
Position in 2024 75th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Mexico over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period MexicoWorld
2024 27.4% –
2023 17.5% 14.6%
2022 17.0% -0.7%
2021 15.6% -0.2%
2020 11.5% -1.2%
2019 18.6% -1.1%
2018 17.0% -1.3%
2017 11.2% -0.8%
2016 4.7% -1.2%
2015 -0.8% -0.9%
2014 -7.6% -0.6%
2013 -10.0% -0.8%
2012 -11.3% -0.8%
2011 -17.3% -0.6%
2010 -22.5% -0.1%
2009 -23.1% -0.3%
2008 -25.8% 0.4%
2007 -34.3% 0.7%
2006 -40.4% 0.6%
2005 -43.8% 0.0%
2004 -51.3% -0.6%
2003 -51.6% 0.1%
2002 -49.2% 0.0%
2001 -47.6% -0.6%
2000 -47.6% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +10.0 percentage points from 17.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was -7.6%, the figure has changed by +35.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Mexico has the 75th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Mexico
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency