Insights into the growth of Mexico’s ecommerce profiling payment methods, target audiences, shopping events, social media, and the economy
Economy
Mexico is home to 130 million people with a total GDP of US$1.04 trillion and is ranked as the 12th richest country, according to the World Bank GDP per capita rankings. Mexico’s GDP per capita is currently US$8,402 and expected to reach US$9,651 by 2025.
Digital User Insights
There are currently 57.5 million ecommerce users in Mexico, with an additional 20.4 million users expected to be shopping online by 2025.
Product Categories
Total Mexican ecommerce revenue across all product categories is US$21 billion and is expected to grow to US$24 billion by 2025. Electronics and Media is currently the leading product category in Mexico, worth US$6.4 billion then Fashion at US$5.2 billion.
By 2025, Electronics and Media will still be the most purchased online category, with a value of US$7.1 billion, and Fashion will have an expected worth of US$6.4 billion.
Logistics
In 2018, Mexico was ranked 51st in the World Bank Logistics ranking.
Preferred Online Payments
Cards are the most popular payment method in Mexico currently,although declining in popularity as other payment methods become available. In 2021, cards were the preferred payment option by around 61%, but that’s estimated to reduce to 47% by 2025. E-wallets and bank transfers are becoming more popular payment methods.
