Mexico
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Mexico

Waterborne foreign imports from Mexico to the United States in 2015 totaled $22,624,446,156. Exports to Mexico in 2015 were $22,259,312,567.

Information about foreign trade between Mexico and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Mexico represented 10.7% of all vessel imports, $2,428,774,682 versus $22,624,446,156.

By weight, container cargo imports from Mexico represented 3.6% of all vessel shippments, 2,136,815,090 (kg) versus 58,888,266,863 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $22,624,446,156  $22,259,312,567
2014  $38,142,597,502  $27,000,596,765
2013  $40,185,290,958  $27,168,488,810
2012  $45,294,498,484  $28,463,566,985
2011  $48,810,639,988  $27,185,054,950
2010  $37,650,437,679  $16,907,622,315
2009  $28,336,091,221  $11,367,791,787
2008  $46,501,690,471  $14,900,969,418
2007  $38,375,221,653  $10,927,768,468
2006  $38,957,398,600  $10,044,341,210
2005  $30,818,967,173  $9,434,285,100
2004  $24,819,114,344  $7,467,998,224
2003  $20,413,141,159  $6,616,044,437


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $2,428,774,682  $1,531,306,630
2014  $2,105,842,960  $2,446,611,577
2013  $2,153,865,127  $1,556,337,988
2012  $2,168,471,513  $1,212,896,936
2011  $2,352,181,826  $1,156,243,860
2010  $1,938,223,099  $774,323,622
2009  $1,544,204,435  $673,075,928
2008  $2,035,590,102  $1,082,933,171
2007  $2,025,367,253  $1,150,471,950
2006  $2,146,459,577  $1,138,795,413
2005  $2,147,187,972  $811,716,890
2004  $2,036,660,237  $787,409,037
2003  $1,937,980,786  $855,740,946


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  58,888,266,863  44,017,715,449
2014  63,265,800,843  39,243,091,064
2013  63,234,049,208  38,302,891,717
2012  66,201,987,561  38,692,786,947
2011  74,383,094,835  37,720,345,873
2010  76,431,885,222  30,767,607,474
2009  70,326,445,771  24,928,073,069
2008  82,601,457,439  23,974,258,547
2007  93,841,786,921  22,937,332,208
2006  102,638,089,488  22,285,950,679
2005  101,670,005,735  22,114,137,254
2004  101,966,364,656  20,220,311,670
2003  99,548,958,363  21,777,209,180


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  2,136,815,090  1,802,521,249
2014  2,136,815,090  2,240,101,368
2013  1,714,345,982  1,503,899,723
2012  1,616,214,794  1,098,886,829
2011  1,536,916,660  735,107,757
2010  1,553,718,749  505,569,328
2009  1,247,456,538  429,604,492
2008  1,533,414,443  528,152,453
2007  1,409,063,804  709,209,400
2006  2,001,117,226  689,109,508
2005  2,304,227,817  396,487,145
2004  2,663,620,802  398,481,790
2003  2,863,278,168  557,294,884


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov