According to the World Economic Forum, Mexico is ranked 64th out of 125 countries, based in terms of the Infrastructure Competitiveness Index. Internationally, Mexico is ranked 65th in railways, 64th in ports, 55th in airports, 73rd in telecommunications and 49th in highways. In Latin America, Mexico’s infrastructure is ranked 7th, behind Barbados (28th), Chile (35th), Panama, (46th), Jamaica (53rd), El Salvador (54th) and Uruguay (58th). At the industry level, in Latin America, Mexico ranked 3rd in railways, 11th in ports, 8th in airports, 14th in electricity, 8th in telecommunications and 6th in highways.
Considering the challenge of the above rankings, the current Federal Administration has recently articulated the non-precedent National Infrastructure Program (hereinafter “NIP”). Its goal for 2030 is to place Mexico at the top 20% in the World Economic Forum’s Infrastructure Competitiveness Index. In order to achieve this goal, Mexico must become a leader in coverage and quality of infrastructure in Latin America by 2012. Find more about this topic in:
