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Mexico ranks below Guatemala and Honduras on business stability
Mexico scored 24.7 points for business stability, ranking below Guatemala and Honduras in an assessment of 149 economies.
The assessment was published by the US Chamber of Commerce and prepared by NORC, an independent research organization affiliated with the University of Chicago.
It measures five conditions for businesses: transparency, predictability, stability, accountability and due process.
Mexico ranked 91st overall, with 43.5 points across those five areas.
Stability was its weakest area, combining crime control with political stability, including the risk of unrest or abrupt changes in government.
The score fell from 27.5 in 2021, using the same method.
Poor security can put workers, facilities and shipments at risk, and a separate US government report said security costs can reach 5% of business operating budgets.
The assessment highlights security as a challenge for businesses, while the US government report notes that conditions vary widely between Mexican states.
Mexico scored 24.7 for business stability, below Guatemala and Honduras, in an assessment of 149 economies.
The score combines control of crime and political stability, and is down from Mexico’s 27.5 in 2021.
Mexico ranked 91st overall, with 43.5 points across five pillars.
The assessment was published by the US Chamber of Commerce and prepared by NORC, an independent research organization affiliated with the University of Chicago.
A separate US State Department report said security-related costs can reach 5% of business operating budgets in Mexico.
- Who
- Mexico, compared with Guatemala, Honduras and other economies.
- What
- Mexico ranked below Guatemala and Honduras for business stability, scoring 24.7 points.
- When
- The assessment was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The assessment covered 149 economies.
- Why
- Its stability pillar measures control of crime and political stability, including risks that can disrupt business operations.
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Mexico scored 27.5 points for stability under the same methodology.
An AmCham México report cited as a basis for the US State Department report on security costs was published.
The US State Department published its Mexico 2026 Investment Climate Statement.
Expansión MX reported the assessment’s findings on Mexico’s business stability.
- Mexico stability score
- 24.7 points
- Guatemala gap
- Mexico scored 7.1 points lower
- Honduras gap
- Mexico scored 8.4 points lower
- Mexico overall ranking
- 91st of 149 economies
- Mexico overall score
- 43.5 points
- Security-related operating costs
- Up to 5% of business operating budgets
Sources
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