Mexico's construction industry is projected to decline by 5.9% in real terms in 2025 as precarious US-Mexican relations remain unresolved, drained public-sector stimulus headwind construction prospects, and plummeting remittance’s weigh on consumer spending. Notably, The analyst has revised 2025 forecasts marginally upward in Q2 2025 (from -7.2%) However, this is less symptomatic of a recovering construction outlook, more an overestimation of Mexico’s construction market value previously. Markedly, the Mexican Peso appreciating by approximately 7.8% (YTD) will somewhat soften the negative effect of rising building material prices, albeit not significantly enough to offset the expected lost demand from US levies. Furthermore, President Sheinbaum remains resilient in her ambition to accelerate renewable construction initiatives under her National Energy Strategy; a target to achieve 45 % renewable electricity usage by 2030. However, macroeconomic headwinds persist.
In the longer term, despite economic uncertainty and evident short-term headwinds, Mexico’s construction industry is expected to recover and register an annual average growth of 2.5% between 2026 and 2028, supported by investment in oil and gas, energy infrastructure, and infrastructure construction projects in line with the government plan to invest MXN1.2 trillion ($58 billion) for developing 5,645km of railway line across 24 states by 2030. In April 2025, the National Water Commission (CONAGUA) announced an investment of MXN7.9 billion ($396 million) over the next six years to improve potable water and sanitation systems in Acapulco. Previously, in February 2025, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transport announced the National Highway Infrastructure Program 2025-30. This plan will see a total investment of MXN173 billion ($8.5 billion) to redevelop 4,000km of roads by 2030.
In the longer term, despite economic uncertainty and evident short-term headwinds, Mexico’s construction industry is expected to recover and register an annual average growth of 2.5% between 2026 and 2028, supported by investment in oil and gas, energy infrastructure, and infrastructure construction projects in line with the government plan to invest MXN1.2 trillion ($58 billion) for developing 5,645km of railway line across 24 states by 2030. In April 2025, the National Water Commission (CONAGUA) announced an investment of MXN7.9 billion ($396 million) over the next six years to improve potable water and sanitation systems in Acapulco. Previously, in February 2025, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transport announced the National Highway Infrastructure Program 2025-30. This plan will see a total investment of MXN173 billion ($8.5 billion) to redevelop 4,000km of roads by 2030.
The Construction in Mexico - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2029 (Q2 2025) report provides detailed market analysis, information, and insights into the Mexican construction industry, including:
- The Mexican construction industry's growth prospects by market, project type and construction activity
- Critical insight into the impact of industry trends and issues, as well as an analysis of key risks and opportunities in the Mexican construction industry
- Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, focusing on development stages and participants, in addition to listings of major projects in the pipeline.
Scope
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the construction industry in Mexico. It provides:
- Historical (2020-2024) and forecast (2025-2029) valuations of the construction industry in Mexico, featuring details of key growth drivers.
- Segmentation by sector (commercial, industrial, infrastructure, energy and utilities, institutional and residential) and by sub-sector
- Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, including breakdowns by development stage across all sectors, and projected spending on projects in the existing pipeline.
- Listings of major projects, in addition to details of leading contractors and consultants
Reasons to Buy
- Identify and evaluate market opportunities using our standardized valuation and forecasting methodologies
- Assess market growth potential at a micro-level with over 600 time-series data forecasts
- Understand the latest industry and market trends
- Formulate and validate business strategies using the analyst's critical and actionable insight
- Assess business risks, including cost, regulatory and competitive pressures
- Evaluate competitive risk and success factors
Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary2 Construction Industry: At-a-Glance6 Construction Market Data
3 Context
4 Construction Outlook
5 Key Industry Participants
7 Appendix
List of Tables
List of Figures