01 — The outbound ledger
INEGI’s traveller survey counts residents leaving as well as visitors arriving; the September 2025 bulletin is the latest full reading:
| Measure | Value | Scope · source |
|---|---|---|
| Residents abroad, September | 6.64M +10.4% | INEGI EVI, Sep 2025 — all visitor types incl. same-day; 1.65M overnight international tourists |
| Full-year series | not yet published | INEGI releases monthly; we wait for the annual close rather than extrapolate |
02 — The inbound mirror
The inbound ledger separates overnight tourists from same-day visitors throughout — never blended:
| Measure | Value | Scope · source |
|---|---|---|
| International tourists | 47.8M +6.1% | INEGI, 2025 — record; 2024: 45.0M |
| Same-day visitors | 50.4M +21.9% | INEGI, 2025 — 38.9M land border · 11.4M cruise |
| Revenue | $31.7bn +4.9% | INEGI / Sectur, 2025 |
| Average spend | $663.69 −1.2% | INEGI, 2025 — the quality gap inside a record year |
| Arrival mode | air −1.3% · land +15.6% (4.5M) | INEGI, 2025 — the border is growing faster than the beach |
03 — Gateways and ports
Two official air-traffic perimeters coexist — Sectur counts regular flights, AFAC counts everything. Both shown, labelled, never blended.
| Measure | Value | Scope · source |
|---|---|---|
| Country air traffic | 122.4M pax +2.4% | Sectur, regular flights, 2025; AFAC’s wider perimeter (incl. private & charter): 191.24M +2.6% |
| Mexico City (AICM) | 44.6M pax −1.7% | AFAC, 2025 — 17.5M international (+2.1%); sister AIFA adds 7.0M |
| Cancún (CUN) | 29.3M pax −3.5% | ASUR, 2025 — 19.4M international; Latin America’s busiest international gateway |
04 — TIO coverage of Mexico
Everything the office publishes on the country, one click away:
Sources. INEGI Encuestas de Viajeros Internacionales (2025 annual and Sep-2025 bulletins) · Sectur · AFAC · ASUR. Two air-traffic perimeters exist — Sectur’s regular-flights count (122.4M) and AFAC’s all-traffic count (191.2M); both shown, labelled, never blended. Tourists (overnight) and same-day visitors are separate INEGI lines throughout.