Country name: United Mexican States, Estados Unidos Mexicanos

Establishment of diplomatic relations:

• 29 August 1952 (Federal Republic of Germany)

• 5 June 1973 (German Democratic Republic)

System of government: Presidential republic, federal state (with 32 states)

Bilateral relations between Germany and Mexico are close and lively at all levels: in politics, business and academia, on climate and biodiversity conservation, in culture and society. Recent visits (President of the Bundesrat Rehlinger in September 2025, Federal President Steinmeier in March 2026) and the resumption of the Binational Commission chaired by the Foreign Ministers in 2026 were important expressions of mutual interest. Mexico is one of Germany’s close partners in multilateral forums and a G20 member.

Mexico is Germany’s most important trading partner in Latin America, while Germany is the most important for Mexico within the EU. Trade was worth approximately 25 billion euro in 2025. The main sectors underpinning bilateral trade relations are automobile manufacturing and components, mechanical engineering, and logistics, as well as the chemical, pharmaceutical and electronics industries.

Of the more than 2000 companies registered in Mexico that have German investors, around one third run production facilities in the country, creating approximately 300,000 direct jobs.

Mexico is a priority country for both German development cooperation and the International Climate Initiative (IKI), with programmes on climate and biodiversity conservation, renewable energies, the sustainable transformation of transport systems, and climate-friendly technologies. Furthermore, Germany supports dual vocational training for young people.

Mexico is also a priority country for German cultural relations and educational policy, with the Goethe-Institut playing a prominent role. There are five German international schools with around 4200 pupils, as well as partner schools of the Goethe-Institut and of the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA) under the Schools: Partners for the Future (PASCH) initiative. Around 62,000 people in Mexico are learning German.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has a branch office in Mexico City. Every year, just under 3000 Mexicans pursue courses of study in Germany. In total, there are almost 500 cooperation agreements between German and Mexican universities.